Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

Communications Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , San Jose

Tract 06085503126 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,770 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

For landlords sizing up the Communications Hill neighborhood of San Jose, census tract 06085503126 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.2/10. That is riskier than about 81% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,145 monthly, set against $172,500 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 18% Owners 66%

Tract context

Occupied units1,348

Renter share34.1%

SVI overall0.66

Poverty rate11.1%

Median income$172,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.2953, -121.8592 · click any tract to drill in

Why Communications Hill scores 4.4

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

11.1% poverty · this tract

2.8

Supply constraint

$3,145 rent vs county FMR

4.1

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 Communications Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 66

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

41%Socioeconomic
72%Household composition
88%Racial/ethnic minority
73%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Communications Hill. 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.

12.6%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
15.9%Food insecurity
12.6%SNAP enrollment
8.1%Transit barriers
7.5%No health insurance
15.5%Frequent mental distress
25.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Communications Hill

The score leans hardest on 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Asian and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 66th 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.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085503126

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085503126?

Census tract 06085503126 in the Communications Hill neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 06085503126?

Median gross rent is $3,145/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085503126?

11.1% of residents in tract 06085503126 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,770.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085503126?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 72th, minority 88th, housing 73th.

Is tract 06085503126 considered part of Communications Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085503126 fall within Communications Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085503126 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.6% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085503126 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085503126 scores 4.4/10, 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.