Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #4,119 of 84,120 nationally
Gardner Eviction Risk: High , San Jose
Tract 06085502101 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 5,045 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Tract 06085502101 sits in the Gardner area of San Jose eviction risk, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 9/10. Population here is 5,045. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10.
Risk score
9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units2,116
Renter share39.2%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$124,605
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
75
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across San Jose and the region
Centroid at 37.3059, -121.9360 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gardner scores 9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from San Jose
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$3,141 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Jose
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
9.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Jose
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Jose
8.5
How Gardner compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Gardner. 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.
- 9.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.8%Food insecurity
- 7.9%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 5.9%No health insurance
- 13.9%Frequent mental distress
- 24.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gardner
Severe burden reaches 26%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 9/10.
Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. At $3,141 a month, rents run 18% over what the rest of San Jose commands.
It sits 1.0 points above the Santa Clara County average of 8.0. Against Santa Clara County at 43.5%, 48% of renters here are cost-burdened. Food insecurity runs 9.8% against 17.8% nationally.
SNAP participation runs 7.9% against 15.2% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 95% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.4/10.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $124,605.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085502101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085502101?
Census tract 06085502101 in the Gardner neighborhood scores 9/10 (High 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 06085502101?
Median gross rent is $3,141/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085502101?
7.7% of residents in tract 06085502101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,045.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085502101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 48th, minority 69th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 06085502101 considered part of Gardner?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085502101 fall within Gardner (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085502101 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.2% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06085502101 compare to San Jose overall?
Tract 06085502101 scores 9/10, right in line with the parent city of San Jose at 9/10. 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in San Jose
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9.9
/ 10 · Very High
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9.9
/ 10 · Very High
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9.9
/ 10 · Very High
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9.9
/ 10 · Very High
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9.9
/ 10 · Very High
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9.9
/ 10 · Very High
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9.9
/ 10 · Very High
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9.9
/ 10 · Very High
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