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Little Saigon Eviction Risk: Moderate , San Jose

Tract 06085503401 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,329 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

With a score of 6.3/10, tract 06085503401 in the Little Saigon area of San Jose ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,329 residents. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 63% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,129 a month while the average household earns $93,571 a year, roughly 40% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 10% Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units936
Renter share27.5%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate12.2%
Median income$93,571

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 12 tracts In Little Saigon
Elevated
Within parent city
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#31 of 216 tracts In San Jose
High
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#33 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Very High
Within state
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#5,204 of 9,109 tracts In California
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.3331, -121.8408 · click any tract to drill in

Why Little Saigon scores 5.2

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
12.2% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$3,129 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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 Little Saigon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Little Saigon risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.25.2This tracttract 503401San Jose: 9.29.2San Joseparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Little Saigon. 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 Little Saigon

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.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 72nd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 23.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 06085503401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085503401?

Census tract 06085503401 in the Little Saigon neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06085503401?

Median gross rent is $3,129/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085503401?

12.2% of residents in tract 06085503401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,329.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085503401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 52th, minority 98th, housing 53th.
Q5

Is tract 06085503401 considered part of Little Saigon?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085503401 fall within Little Saigon (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06085503401 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.3% 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. 10.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06085503401 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085503401 scores 5.2/10, 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.

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