Neighborhood · Ranked #2,657 of 84,120 nationally

Little Portugal Eviction Risk: High , San Jose

Tract 06085503707 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 5,264 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Tract 06085503707 sits in the Little Portugal area of San Jose eviction risk, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 9.5/10. It is home to 5,264 residents. The severe-burden share is 32%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

9.5

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 36% Owners 40%

Tract context

Occupied units1,345

Renter share59.7%

SVI overall0.87

Poverty rate7.2%

Median income$105,284

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.3579, -121.8538 · click any tract to drill in

Why Little Portugal scores 9.5

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

7.2% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$2,698 rent vs county FMR

2.8

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 Portugal compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 87

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

68%Socioeconomic
75%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
92%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Little Portugal. 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.

17.3%Housing insecurity
7.9%Utility-shutoff threat
22.5%Food insecurity
17.1%SNAP enrollment
10.6%Transit barriers
13.2%No health insurance
16.0%Frequent mental distress
29.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Little Portugal

The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10. On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 9/10. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10.

It sits 1.5 points above the Santa Clara County average of 8.0. Against Santa Clara County at 43.5%, 39% of renters here are cost-burdened. In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground C ("Definitely Declining"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today.

On the national scale it lands near the 97th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.8/10.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.0 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $2,698, close to the San Jose average.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06085503707

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085503707?

Census tract 06085503707 in the Little Portugal neighborhood scores 9.5/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06085503707?

Median gross rent is $2,698/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085503707?

7.2% of residents in tract 06085503707 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,264.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085503707?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 75th, minority 97th, housing 92th.

Is tract 06085503707 considered part of Little Portugal?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085503707 fall within Little Portugal (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085503707 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.3% 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. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085503707 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085503707 scores 9.5/10, 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.

Was tract 06085503707 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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