5 census tracts · pop 22,335 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10
· range 6.4–7.6
Bedford Square takes in 5 census tracts of Sunnyvale, CA, population 22,335. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.1/10, in the Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10.
This is a renter market: 69% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.6/10.
The 5 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.4 to 7.6, a 1.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The severe-burden share is 12%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Cost burden runs 28% against 22.8% citywide, putting Bedford Square 5.0% over its own city.
Disability prevalence reaches 18.7% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. 4.0% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $2,881, close to the Sunnyvale average.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Bedford Square vs SunnyvaleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bedford Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.5%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility shutoff threat
9.5%Food insecurity
6.7%SNAP enrollment
5.3%No health insurance
18.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bedford Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bedford Square?
Bedford Square scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Bedford Square compare to Sunnyvale overall?
Bedford Square scores 0.5 points lower than Sunnyvale overall (7.6/10). Renters spend 28% of income on rent vs 23% citywide. Average rent: $2,881 vs $3,039.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bedford Square?
Average gross rent in Bedford Square is $2,881/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bedford Square residents are renters?
69% of Bedford Square households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Sunnyvale). The neighborhood has 22,335 residents.
Q5
Is Bedford Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Bedford Square sits in the 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Bedford Square have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Bedford Square is census tract 06085509106 (score 7.6/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.4 to 7.6, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Bedford Square for landlords?
Bedford Square carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Sunnyvale as a whole (7.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Bedford Square?
Bedford Square has 22,064 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (48.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (25.4%), Hispanic / Latino (18.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
