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Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Communications Hill Eviction Risk: High , San Jose

Tract 06085503221 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 2,338 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

With a score of 9.9/10, tract 06085503221 in the Communications Hill area of San Jose, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,338. At $1,343 a month, rents run 50% under what the rest of San Jose commands.

Risk score
9.9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 28% Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units827
Renter share58.3%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate21.7%
Median income$66,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 10 tracts In Communications Hill
Elevated
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#44 of 216 tracts In San Jose
High
Within county
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#26 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.3013, -121.8501 · click any tract to drill in

Why Communications Hill scores 9.9

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
21.7% poverty · this tract
5.4
Supply constraint
$1,343 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.
Communications Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / state9.9This tracttract 5032219.0San Joseparent city8.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Communications Hill

The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 9/10.

Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. It sits 1.9 points above the Santa Clara County average of 8.0.

22% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Against Santa Clara County at 43.5%, 52% of renters here are cost-burdened. The poverty rate is 22%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Food insecurity runs 26.4% against 17.8% nationally. Nationally it ranks #1 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.4 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $66,750.

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 06085503221

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085503221?

Census tract 06085503221 in the Communications Hill neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (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 06085503221?

Median gross rent is $1,343/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085503221?

21.7% of residents in tract 06085503221 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,338.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085503221?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 91th, minority 95th, housing 96th.
Q5

Is tract 06085503221 considered part of Communications Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085503221 fall within Communications Hill (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06085503221 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.9% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06085503221 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085503221 scores 9.9/10, 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.

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