Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Meadowfair Eviction Risk: Lower , San Jose

Tract 06085503336 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,081 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Eviction risk in Meadowfair in San Jose centers on tract 06085503336, which scores $1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,081 residents. On the national scale it ranks #20,412 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,942 a month against an average household income of $163,000 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 12% Owners 77%

Tract context

Occupied units824

Renter share23.7%

SVI overall0.61

Poverty rate5.3%

Median income$163,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.3068, -121.8044 · click any tract to drill in

Why Meadowfair 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

5.3% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$2,942 rent vs county FMR

3.5

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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

38%Socioeconomic
55%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
69%Housing & transportation

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.

11.7%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
15.3%Food insecurity
10.0%SNAP enrollment
7.3%Transit barriers
8.8%No health insurance
13.3%Frequent mental distress
25.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Meadowfair

What moves this score most 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 11.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Asian and ranks around the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 06085503336

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085503336?

Census tract 06085503336 in the Meadowfair 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 06085503336?

Median gross rent is $2,942/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085503336?

5.3% of residents in tract 06085503336 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,081.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085503336?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 55th, minority 94th, housing 69th.

Is tract 06085503336 considered part of Meadowfair?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085503336 fall within Meadowfair (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085503336 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.7% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085503336 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085503336 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.