Within neighborhood
83
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,812 of 84,120 nationally
Whisman Station Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06085509600 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,630 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 06085509600 covers part of the Whisman Station area of Santa Clara County, CA, and scores 6.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,630 residents. Against Santa Clara County at 43.5%, about a quarter of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 57%
Owners 23%
Tract context
Occupied units1,706
Renter share76.7%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate9.8%
Median income$193,024
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
90
th percentile
Very High
Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Santa Clara and the region
Centroid at 37.3908, -122.0805 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whisman Station scores 6.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
9.8% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$3,392 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
State baseline
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Whisman Station compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 9%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 69%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Whisman Station. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 7.4%Housing insecurity
- 3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.5%Food insecurity
- 5.9%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 4.1%No health insurance
- 14.0%Frequent mental distress
- 18.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whisman Station
The clearest offset is court filing pressure at 1.3/10. This is renter territory: 77% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Disability prevalence runs 18.3% against 31.5% nationally.
On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.5/10. Against the Santa Clara County average of 8.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.2 points.
The severe-burden share is 12%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 7.4/10.
Adults with no health insurance runs 4.1% against 11.3% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 84% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.5/10.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent runs $3,392 a month.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085509600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085509600?
Census tract 06085509600 in the Whisman Station neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06085509600?
Median gross rent is $3,392/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085509600?
9.8% of residents in tract 06085509600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,630.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085509600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 9th, minority 73th, housing 69th.
Q5
Is tract 06085509600 considered part of Whisman Station?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085509600 fall within Whisman Station (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085509600 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.4% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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