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Neighborhood · Ranked #2,339 of 84,120 nationally

Gardner Eviction Risk: High , San Jose

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

Census tract 06085502202 covers part of the Gardner area of San Jose, CA, and scores 9.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,910. What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10.

Risk score
9.7
High
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.
Within neighborhood
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 7 tracts In Gardner
High
Within parent city
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#56 of 216 tracts In San Jose
Elevated
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#57 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
High
Within state
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#1,125 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
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 9.7

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.
Gardner risk score vs. parent city / county / state9.7This tracttract 5022029.0San Joseparent city8.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gardner

Severe burden reaches 28%. 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. 54% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Santa Clara County average of 43.5%.

Set annual rent against average income of $106,250 and the ratio lands at 32%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. It sits 1.7 points above the Santa Clara County average of 8.0.

Food insecurity runs 10.1% against 17.8% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 97th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.2 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $2,851, close to the San Jose average.

50% 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 06085502202

Q1

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

Census tract 06085502202 in the Gardner neighborhood scores 9.7/10 (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 06085502202?

Median gross rent is $2,851/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

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.
Q4

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.
Q5

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).
Q6

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.
Q7

How does tract 06085502202 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085502202 scores 9.7/10, higher than 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Jose

Top eight tracts in San Jose ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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