Neighborhood · Ranked #2,922 of 84,120 nationally

Little Saigon Eviction Risk: High , San Jose

Tract 06085503118 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,413 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 06085503118 covers part of the Little Saigon area of San Jose, CA, and scores 9.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,413 residents. Against Santa Clara County at 43.5%, 65% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score

9.4

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 22% Owners 38%

Tract context

Occupied units1,474

Renter share61.7%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate5.8%

Median income$103,468

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.3187, -121.8430 · click any tract to drill in

Why Little Saigon scores 9.4

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

5.8% poverty · this tract

1.4

Supply constraint

$2,672 rent vs county FMR

2.8

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 Little Saigon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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

80%Socioeconomic
38%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
58%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Little Saigon. 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.

17.4%Housing insecurity
7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
20.6%Food insecurity
14.6%SNAP enrollment
10.0%Transit barriers
14.0%No health insurance
16.6%Frequent mental distress
27.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Little Saigon

The severe-burden share is 33%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 9/10.

Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. Against the Santa Clara County average of 8.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. That is riskier than roughly 97% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

Social vulnerability reads 7.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.9 points hotter.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent is $2,672, close to the San Jose average.

Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $103,468. 62% 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 06085503118

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085503118?

Census tract 06085503118 in the Little Saigon neighborhood scores 9.4/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06085503118?

Median gross rent is $2,672/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085503118?

5.8% of residents in tract 06085503118 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,413.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085503118?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 38th, minority 90th, housing 58th.

Is tract 06085503118 considered part of Little Saigon?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085503118 fall within Little Saigon (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085503118 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.4% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085503118 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085503118 scores 9.4/10, 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.