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Communications Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , San Jose

Tract 06085503127 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,723 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06085503127 (the Communications Hill area of San Jose, California) comes in at 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 73rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,501 a month while the average household earns $187,868 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 9% Owners 84%

Tract context

Occupied units2,187

Renter share16.1%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate4.6%

Median income$187,868

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.2859, -121.8569 · click any tract to drill in

Why Communications Hill scores 3.9

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

4.6% poverty · this tract

1.2

Supply constraint

$3,501 rent vs county FMR

5.2

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 Communications Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

9%Socioeconomic
30%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
60%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.

8.0%Housing insecurity
3.8%Utility-shutoff threat
8.4%Food insecurity
6.0%SNAP enrollment
5.0%Transit barriers
4.7%No health insurance
13.2%Frequent mental distress
19.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Communications Hill

The heaviest input here is 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 8.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085503127

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085503127?

Census tract 06085503127 in the Communications Hill neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 06085503127?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085503127?

4.6% of residents in tract 06085503127 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,723.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085503127?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 30th, minority 82th, housing 60th.

Is tract 06085503127 considered part of Communications Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085503127 fall within Communications Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085503127 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.0% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085503127 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085503127 scores 3.9/10, 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.