Within neighborhood
22
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #3,529 of 84,120 nationally
Communications Hill Eviction Risk: High , San Jose
Tract 06085503126 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,770 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
06085503126 is a census tract in the Communications Hill area of San Jose, CA. It scores 9.2/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,770. What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10.
Risk score
9.2
High
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.Within parent city
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
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 9.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
On the high side, 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 1.2 points.
Average gross rent is $3,145, 18% above the San Jose average. Severe burden reaches 10%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
On the national scale it lands near the 96th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.7 points hotter. 46% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $172,500. 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 06085503126
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085503126?
Census tract 06085503126 in the Communications Hill neighborhood scores 9.2/10 (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 06085503126?
Median gross rent is $3,145/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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).
Q6
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.
Q7
How does tract 06085503126 compare to San Jose overall?
Tract 06085503126 scores 9.2/10, right in line with 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in San Jose
Top eight tracts in San Jose ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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9.9
/ 10 · Very High
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9.9
/ 10 · Very High
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9.9
/ 10 · Very High
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9.9
/ 10 · Very High
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06085511915
9.9
/ 10 · Very High
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Naglee Park
9.9
/ 10 · Very High
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9.9
/ 10 · Very High
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9.9
/ 10 · Very High
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