Tract 06085502704 ·
Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,143 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 06085502704 covers part of the Vasona Junction area of San Jose, CA, and scores 8.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,143 residents. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10.
Risk score
8.3
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%Stable renters 20%Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,560
Renter share33.6%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$205,742
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67th percentile
#2 of 4 tracts In Vasona Junction
Elevated
Within parent city
7th percentile
#200 of 216 tracts In San Jose
Very Low
Within county
47th percentile
#215 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Moderate
Within state
66th percentile
#3,143 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across San Jose and the region
Centroid at 37.2550, -121.9400 · click any tract to drill in
Why Vasona Junction scores 8.3
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
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,465 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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 Vasona Junction compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
2%Socioeconomic
18%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
58%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Vasona Junction. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
6.5%Housing insecurity
3.3%Utility-shutoff threat
6.7%Food insecurity
5.0%SNAP enrollment
4.3%Transit barriers
3.7%No health insurance
12.5%Frequent mental distress
20.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Vasona Junction
On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 9/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1/10.
Food insecurity runs 6.7% against 17.8% nationally. Adults with no health insurance runs 3.7% against 11.3% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 92nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.8/10. Rent consumes only 14% of average household income of $205,742, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 0.8 points hotter.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
41% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Santa Clara County average of 8.0 closely. Average gross rent is $2,465, close to the San Jose average.
34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085502704
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085502704?
Census tract 06085502704 in the Vasona Junction neighborhood scores 8.3/10 (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 06085502704?
Median gross rent is $2,465/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085502704?
2.9% of residents in tract 06085502704 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,143.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085502704?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 18th, minority 72th, housing 58th.
Q5
Is tract 06085502704 considered part of Vasona Junction?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085502704 fall within Vasona Junction (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085502704 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.5% 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. 3.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06085502704 compare to San Jose overall?
Tract 06085502704 scores 8.3/10, lower 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.