Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Gardner Eviction Risk: Moderate , San Jose

Tract 06085502202 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 2,910 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 06085502202 runs through the Gardner neighborhood of San Jose. With 2,910 residents, it scores 6.2/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 81% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,851 a month while the average household earns $106,250 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 50% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 23% Owners 50%

Tract context

Occupied units1,414

Renter share50.0%

SVI overall0.60

Poverty rate9.6%

Median income$106,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.2980, -121.9206 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gardner scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

9.6% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$2,851 rent vs county FMR

3.3

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.

29%Socioeconomic
48%Household composition
63%Racial/ethnic minority
92%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.

9.3%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
10.1%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
6.0%Transit barriers
5.6%No health insurance
15.1%Frequent mental distress
25.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gardner

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.5/10. 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 above the Santa Clara County average of 5.4 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 60th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085502202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085502202?

Census tract 06085502202 in the Gardner neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06085502202?

Median gross rent is $2,851/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085502202?

9.6% of residents in tract 06085502202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,910.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085502202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 48th, minority 63th, housing 92th.

Is tract 06085502202 considered part of Gardner?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085502202 fall within Gardner (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085502202 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.3% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085502202 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085502202 scores 4.7/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

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