Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Little Saigon Eviction Risk: Moderate , San Jose

Tract 06085503507 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 2,332 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Census tract 06085503507 sits in the Little Saigon area of San Jose eviction risk, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #38,221 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 29% of renter households, a moderate level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,722 a month while the average household earns $153,542 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 23% Owners 68%

Tract context

Occupied units411

Renter share32.6%

SVI overall0.67

Poverty rate6.6%

Median income$153,542

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.3402, -121.8319 · click any tract to drill in

Why Little Saigon scores 4

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

6.6% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$2,722 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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

60%Socioeconomic
76%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
40%Housing & transportation

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.

20.4%Housing insecurity
8.4%Utility-shutoff threat
23.8%Food insecurity
16.7%SNAP enrollment
11.4%Transit barriers
18.9%No health insurance
16.8%Frequent mental distress
32.3%Any disability

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 about the same as 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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 67th 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 20.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.4% 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 06085503507

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085503507?

Census tract 06085503507 in the Little Saigon neighborhood scores 4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06085503507?

Median gross rent is $2,722/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085503507?

6.6% of residents in tract 06085503507 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,332.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085503507?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 76th, minority 99th, housing 40th.

Is tract 06085503507 considered part of Little Saigon?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085503507 fall within Little Saigon (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085503507 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.4% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085503507 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085503507 scores 4/10, 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.