Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Fruitdale Eviction Risk: Lower , San Jose

Tract 06085502001 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,767 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.1/10 for census tract 06085502001 reflects conditions in Fruitdale in San Jose, California. That is riskier than about 43% of US census tracts.

52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,256 a month against an average household income of $130,532 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 25% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units2,147

Renter share51.7%

SVI overall0.49

Poverty rate11.6%

Median income$130,532

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.3225, -121.9331 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fruitdale scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from San Jose

6.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.4

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

11.6% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$2,256 rent vs county FMR

1.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from San Jose

6.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from San Jose

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from San Jose

5.0

How Fruitdale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 49

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

26%Socioeconomic
46%Household composition
74%Racial/ethnic minority
71%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

1%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
60%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Fruitdale. 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.

14.1%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
15.6%Food insecurity
12.4%SNAP enrollment
8.4%Transit barriers
10.6%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
27.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fruitdale

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from San Jose eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Santa Clara County average of 5.4 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085502001

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085502001?

Census tract 06085502001 in the Fruitdale neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 06085502001?

Median gross rent is $2,256/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085502001?

11.6% of residents in tract 06085502001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,767.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085502001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 46th, minority 74th, housing 71th.

Is tract 06085502001 considered part of Fruitdale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085502001 fall within Fruitdale (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085502001 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.1% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085502001 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085502001 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of San Jose at 9.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Jose eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06085502001 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 60% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.