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Neighborhood · Ranked #3,082 of 84,120 nationally

Meadowfair Eviction Risk: High , San Jose

Tract 06085503306 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,047 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 06085503306 covers part of the Meadowfair area of San Jose, CA, and scores 9.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,047. Severe burden reaches 34%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
9.3
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 9% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units831
Renter share17.8%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$113,906

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 10 tracts In Meadowfair
Elevated
Within parent city
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#74 of 216 tracts In San Jose
Elevated
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#76 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
High
Within state
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#1,347 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.3314, -121.8221 · click any tract to drill in

Why Meadowfair scores 9.3

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
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$3,243 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 Meadowfair compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Meadowfair risk score vs. parent city / county / state9.3This tracttract 5033069.0San Joseparent city8.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Meadowfair. 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 Meadowfair

The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10. On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 9/10. Annualized rent equals 34% of average household income of $113,906, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. At $3,243 a month, rents run 22% over what the rest of San Jose commands.

It sits 1.3 points above the Santa Clara County average of 8.0. Food insecurity runs 26.3% against 17.8% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 96th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Only 18% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.5/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 47% of renters.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085503306

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085503306?

Census tract 06085503306 in the Meadowfair neighborhood scores 9.3/10 (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 06085503306?

Median gross rent is $3,243/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085503306?

8.2% of residents in tract 06085503306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,047.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085503306?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 46th, minority 97th, housing 85th.
Q5

Is tract 06085503306 considered part of Meadowfair?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085503306 fall within Meadowfair (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06085503306 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.8% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06085503306 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085503306 scores 9.3/10, 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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