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Census Tract · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally

Saratoga Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06085507600 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 6,018 · 82% of tract blocks fall in Saratoga

Saratoga anchors census tract 06085507600, which lands at 4.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 15th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 20% of renter households, a modest level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $250,001 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 11% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units2,049
Renter share13.4%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 6 tracts In Saratoga
High
Within county
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#393 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Very Low
Within state
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#8,964 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
National
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#72,539 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Saratoga and the region

Centroid at 37.2713, -122.0527 · click any tract to drill in

Why Saratoga scores 2.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Saratoga
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Saratoga
3.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Saratoga
3.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Saratoga
3.2

How Saratoga compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Saratoga risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.12.1This tracttract 507600Saratoga: 8.08.0Saratogaparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 16

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Saratoga

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 6.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Saratoga, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Santa Clara County average of 5.4 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 4.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085507600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085507600?

Census tract 06085507600 in Saratoga scores 2.1/10 (Lower 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 06085507600?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085507600?

6.3% of residents in tract 06085507600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,018.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085507600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 26th, minority 74th, housing 35th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06085507600 struggle to pay rent?

About 4.3% 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. 2.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06085507600 compare to Saratoga overall?

Tract 06085507600 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Saratoga at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Saratoga; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Saratoga

Top eight tracts in Saratoga ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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