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Birdland Eviction Risk: Moderate , Sunnyvale

Tract 06085508203 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 5,873 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 06085508203 sits in the Birdland neighborhood of Sunnyvale, California. It has a population of 5,873 and an eviction-risk score of 4.5/10 (Moderate tier). 26% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 7% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $3,501/month against a median household income of $250,001 — roughly 17% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 28% Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,745
Renter share38.1%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate1.5%
Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
36 th percentile
Rank — 36th percentileBottomTop
#8 of 12 tracts In Birdland
Low
Within parent city
27 th percentile
Rank — 27th percentileBottomTop
#26 of 35 tracts In Sunnyvale
Low
Within county
10 th percentile
Rank — 10th percentileBottomTop
#366 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Very Low
Within state
2 th percentile
Rank — 2th percentileBottomTop
#8,889 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sunnyvale and the region

Centroid at 37.3451, -122.0268 · click any tract to drill in

Why Birdland scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sunnyvale
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
1.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sunnyvale
3.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sunnyvale
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sunnyvale
3.3

How Birdland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Birdland risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.54.5This tracttract 508203Sunnyvale: 5.35.3Sunnyvaleparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 6.16.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Birdland. 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085508203

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085508203?

Census tract 06085508203 in the Birdland neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 average rent in tract 06085508203?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085508203?

1.5% of residents in tract 06085508203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,873.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085508203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 38th, minority 74th, housing 51th.

Q5

Is tract 06085508203 considered part of Birdland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085508203 fall within Birdland (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

Q6

What share of households in tract 06085508203 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.3% 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. 2.6% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 06085508203 compare to Sunnyvale overall?

Tract 06085508203 scores 4.5/10 — lower than the parent city of Sunnyvale at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sunnyvale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sunnyvale

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

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