12 census tracts · pop 60,203 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.4/10
· range 6.9–8.3
Birdland spans 12 census tracts of Sunnyvale, CA and houses 60,203 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.4/10, Elevated tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
Against a Sunnyvale baseline of 22.8%, 33% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.8/10.
The 12 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.9 to 8.3, a 1.4-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Disability prevalence reaches 18.8% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. 3.5% 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.
Against average income of $198,345, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $3,092, close to the Sunnyvale average. 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
12 tracts · population-weighted
Birdland vs SunnyvaleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Birdland
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.5%Housing insecurity
3.5%Utility shutoff threat
8.6%Food insecurity
5.8%SNAP enrollment
4.7%No health insurance
19.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Birdland
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Birdland?
Birdland scores 7.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 12 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 Birdland compare to Sunnyvale overall?
Birdland scores 0.2 points lower than Sunnyvale overall (7.6/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 23% citywide. Average rent: $3,092 vs $3,039.
Q3
What is the average rent in Birdland?
Average gross rent in Birdland is $3,092/month (pop-weighted across 12 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Birdland residents are renters?
57% of Birdland households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Sunnyvale). The neighborhood has 60,203 residents.
Q5
Is Birdland a high social-vulnerability area?
Birdland sits in the 35th 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 Birdland have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Birdland is census tract 06085505401 (score 8.3/10). Across the 12 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.9 to 8.3, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Birdland for landlords?
Birdland carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.4/10). Pop-weighted across 12 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Birdland?
Birdland has 59,819 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (54.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.3%), Hispanic / Latino (12.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
