Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

Fruitdale Eviction Risk: Moderate , San Jose

Tract 06085502203 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,211 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Tract 06085502203, home to 4,211 residents in the Fruitdale neighborhood of San Jose, scores 5.9/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #22,975 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,591 a month while the average household earns $111,935 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 35% Owners 39%

Tract context

Occupied units1,792

Renter share61.4%

SVI overall0.51

Poverty rate9.0%

Median income$111,935

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.3064, -121.9181 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fruitdale scores 4.6

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

9.0% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$2,591 rent vs county FMR

2.5

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 Fruitdale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 51

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

34%Socioeconomic
9%Household composition
75%Racial/ethnic minority
91%Housing & transportation

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.

11.0%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility-shutoff threat
12.5%Food insecurity
10.2%SNAP enrollment
7.1%Transit barriers
7.4%No health insurance
15.5%Frequent mental distress
26.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fruitdale

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 White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 51st 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 11.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06085502203

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085502203?

Census tract 06085502203 in the Fruitdale neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 06085502203?

Median gross rent is $2,591/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085502203?

9.0% of residents in tract 06085502203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,211.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085502203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 9th, minority 75th, housing 91th.

Is tract 06085502203 considered part of Fruitdale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085502203 fall within Fruitdale (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085502203 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.0% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085502203 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085502203 scores 4.6/10, 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

Highest-risk tracts in San Jose

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