Neighborhood · Ranked #9,433 of 84,120 nationally

Birdland Eviction Risk: Elevated , Sunnyvale

Tract 06085508508 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 6,144 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Tract 06085508508 sits in the Birdland area of Sunnyvale eviction risk, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7.7/10. Population here is 6,144. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.

Risk score

7.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 24% Owners 47%

Tract context

Occupied units1,980

Renter share53.1%

SVI overall0.62

Poverty rate10.3%

Median income$141,667

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sunnyvale and the region

Centroid at 37.3614, -122.0020 · click any tract to drill in

Why Birdland scores 7.7

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

10.3% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$2,682 rent vs county FMR

2.8

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

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

35%Socioeconomic
36%Household composition
81%Racial/ethnic minority
89%Housing & transportation

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.

10.7%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
13.0%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
6.9%Transit barriers
7.9%No health insurance
13.7%Frequent mental distress
22.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Birdland

On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. Against Santa Clara County at 43.5%, 54% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.3/10. 14% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. At $2,682 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Sunnyvale commands.

On the national scale it lands near the 89th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.5/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

It tracks the Santa Clara County average of 8.0 closely. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $141,667.

53% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085508508

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085508508?

Census tract 06085508508 in the Birdland neighborhood scores 7.7/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06085508508?

Median gross rent is $2,682/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085508508?

10.3% of residents in tract 06085508508 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,144.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085508508?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 36th, minority 81th, housing 89th.

Is tract 06085508508 considered part of Birdland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085508508 fall within Birdland (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085508508 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.7% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085508508 compare to Sunnyvale overall?

Tract 06085508508 scores 7.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Sunnyvale at 7.6/10. 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.