Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Gardner Eviction Risk: Lower , San Jose
Tract 06085502603 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,026 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
In Gardner in San Jose, census tract 06085502603 scores 5.3/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 51st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,467 a month against an average household income of $217,688 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,039
Renter share26.8%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate6.4%
Median income$217,688
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
13
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across San Jose and the region
Centroid at 37.2876, -121.9272 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gardner scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from San Jose
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
6.4% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$2,467 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Jose
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Jose
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Jose
4.5
How Gardner compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%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.
- 6.6%Housing insecurity
- 3.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.6%Food insecurity
- 5.3%SNAP enrollment
- 4.4%Transit barriers
- 3.9%No health insurance
- 13.2%Frequent mental distress
- 22.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gardner
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 about the same as 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.6% 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 06085502603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085502603?
Census tract 06085502603 in the Gardner 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06085502603?
Median gross rent is $2,467/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085502603?
6.4% of residents in tract 06085502603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,026.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085502603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 25th, minority 56th, housing 48th.
Q5
Is tract 06085502603 considered part of Gardner?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085502603 fall within Gardner (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085502603 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.6% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06085502603 compare to San Jose overall?
Tract 06085502603 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in San Jose
Top eight tracts in San Jose ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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