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Dry Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , San Jose

Tract 06085502903 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 5,270 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 06085502903 sits in the Dry Creek neighborhood of San Jose, California. It has a population of 5,270 and an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). 33% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 16% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $3,410/month against a median household income of $233,750 — roughly 18% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 8% Owners 88%

Tract context

Occupied units1,903

Renter share11.3%

SVI overall0.14

Poverty rate2.4%

Median income$233,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.2779, -121.9051 · click any tract to drill in

Why Dry Creek scores 5.6

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

2.4% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$3,410 rent vs county FMR

4.9

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 Dry Creek compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 14

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

10%Socioeconomic
54%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
8%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Dry Creek. 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.

6.3%Housing insecurity
3.3%Utility-shutoff threat
6.1%Food insecurity
4.7%SNAP enrollment
4.1%Transit barriers
3.8%No health insurance
12.6%Frequent mental distress
21.9%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 06085502903

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085502903?

Census tract 06085502903 in the Dry Creek neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 06085502903?

Median gross rent is $3,410/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085502903?

2.4% of residents in tract 06085502903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,270.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085502903?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 54th, minority 59th, housing 8th.

Is tract 06085502903 considered part of Dry Creek?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085502903 fall within Dry Creek (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085502903 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.3% 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. 3.3% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085502903 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085502903 scores 5.6/10 — lower than the parent city of San Jose at 8.4/10. 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.