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Silver Creek Eviction Risk: Lower , San Jose

Tract 06085503338 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,092 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 06085503338 sits in the Silver Creek area of San Jose eviction risk, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.9/10. That is riskier than roughly 36% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

11% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $250,001 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 3% Owners 97%

Tract context

Occupied units1,184

Renter share3.9%

SVI overall0.09

Poverty rate1.5%

Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.2768, -121.7697 · click any tract to drill in

Why Silver Creek scores 3.8

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

1.5% poverty · this tract

1.0

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 Silver Creek compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 9

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

11%Socioeconomic
33%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
2%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Silver Creek. 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.

6.3%Housing insecurity
2.9%Utility-shutoff threat
8.0%Food insecurity
4.8%SNAP enrollment
4.4%Transit barriers
3.5%No health insurance
10.9%Frequent mental distress
17.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Silver Creek

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 below the Santa Clara County average of 5.4 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Asian and ranks around the 9th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06085503338

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085503338?

Census tract 06085503338 in the Silver Creek neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 06085503338?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085503338?

1.5% of residents in tract 06085503338 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,092.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085503338?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 33th, minority 85th, housing 2th.

Is tract 06085503338 considered part of Silver Creek?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085503338 fall within Silver Creek (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085503338 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.3% 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. 2.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085503338 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085503338 scores 3.8/10, 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.