Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

Communications Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , San Jose

Tract 06085503219 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 2,648 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Tract 06085503219 covers Communications Hill in San Jose in California. Home to 2,648 residents, it scores $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #20,411 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,049 monthly, set against $60,272 in average yearly household income, roughly 41% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 22% Owners 38%

Tract context

Occupied units819

Renter share61.5%

SVI overall0.88

Poverty rate7.2%

Median income$60,272

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.2925, -121.8418 · click any tract to drill in

Why Communications Hill scores 5.4

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

7.2% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$2,049 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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: 88

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

87%Socioeconomic
45%Household composition
98%Racial/ethnic minority
88%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.

20.7%Housing insecurity
10.0%Utility-shutoff threat
29.7%Food insecurity
24.9%SNAP enrollment
13.6%Transit barriers
16.0%No health insurance
17.2%Frequent mental distress
35.6%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 20.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Asian and ranks around the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 06085503219

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085503219?

Census tract 06085503219 in the Communications Hill neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 06085503219?

Median gross rent is $2,049/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085503219?

7.2% of residents in tract 06085503219 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,648.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085503219?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 45th, minority 98th, housing 88th.

Is tract 06085503219 considered part of Communications Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085503219 fall within Communications Hill (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085503219 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.7% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085503219 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085503219 scores 5.4/10, 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.