Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally
Castro City Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06085509303 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,816 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of 6.4/10, tract 06085509303 in the Castro City area of Santa Clara County, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,816. Pulling hardest the other way is court filing pressure at 1.3/10.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,655
Renter share65.6%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate5.1%
Median income$182,344
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Santa Clara and the region
Centroid at 37.4060, -122.0923 · click any tract to drill in
Why Castro City scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
5.1% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$2,661 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
State baseline
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Castro City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Castro City. 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.
- 6.9%Housing insecurity
- 3.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.6%Food insecurity
- 5.5%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 4.7%No health insurance
- 12.5%Frequent mental distress
- 21.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Castro City
Running cool, economic stress reads 1.3/10. Severe burden reaches 21%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
This is renter territory: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. It sits 1.6 points below the Santa Clara County average of 8.0. about half of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Santa Clara County average of 43.5%.
Food insecurity runs 7.6% against 17.8% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 7.4/10. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Nationally it ranks #16,032 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 5.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 18% of average household income of $182,344, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085509303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085509303?
Census tract 06085509303 in the Castro City neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06085509303?
Median gross rent is $2,661/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085509303?
5.1% of residents in tract 06085509303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,816.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085509303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 45th, minority 75th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 06085509303 considered part of Castro City?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085509303 fall within Castro City (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085509303 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.9% 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. 3.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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