Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,465 of 84,120 nationally
College Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate , Palo Alto
Tract 06085511502 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,223 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 06085511502 sits in the College Terrace neighborhood of Palo Alto, California. It has a population of 3,223 and an eviction-risk score of 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). 0% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 0% severely cost-burdened (≥50%).
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units939
Renter share4.4%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate1.2%
Median income$250,001
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
3
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palo Alto and the region
Centroid at 37.4155, -122.1618 · click any tract to drill in
Why College Terrace scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Palo Alto
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
1.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palo Alto
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palo Alto
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palo Alto
8.5
How College Terrace compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 3
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 0%Socioeconomic
- 4%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 32%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within College Terrace. 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.
- 5.5%Housing insecurity
- 2.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.5%Food insecurity
- 3.8%SNAP enrollment
- 4.3%Transit barriers
- 3.6%No health insurance
- 14.2%Frequent mental distress
- 21.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 06085511502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085511502?
Census tract 06085511502 in the College Terrace neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (Moderate 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 poverty rate in tract 06085511502?
1.2% of residents in tract 06085511502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,223.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085511502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 0th, household 4th, minority 50th, housing 32th.
Q4
Is tract 06085511502 considered part of College Terrace?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085511502 fall within College Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q5
What share of households in tract 06085511502 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.5% 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. 2.7% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06085511502 compare to Palo Alto overall?
Tract 06085511502 scores 4.6/10 — lower than the parent city of Palo Alto at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palo Alto; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Palo Alto
Top eight tracts in Palo Alto ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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