Neighborhood · Ranked #3,797 of 84,120 nationally

Alum Rock Eviction Risk: High , San Jose

Tract 06085503903 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,083 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

06085503903 is a census tract in the Alum Rock area of San Jose, CA. It scores 9.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,083. What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10.

Risk score

9.1

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 25% Owners 54%

Tract context

Occupied units826

Renter share45.5%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate8.7%

Median income$124,167

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.3685, -121.8355 · click any tract to drill in

Why Alum Rock scores 9.1

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

8.7% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$2,228 rent vs county FMR

1.5

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 Alum Rock compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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

61%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
88%Racial/ethnic minority
65%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Alum Rock. 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.

14.9%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
19.4%Food insecurity
14.0%SNAP enrollment
9.2%Transit barriers
12.5%No health insurance
14.9%Frequent mental distress
30.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Alum Rock

On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 9/10. The severe-burden share is 21%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. It sits 1.1 points above the Santa Clara County average of 8.0.

At $2,228 a month, rents run 17% under what the rest of San Jose commands. Nationally it ranks #3,797 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter. 46% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $124,167. 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06085503903

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085503903?

Census tract 06085503903 in the Alum Rock neighborhood scores 9.1/10 (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 06085503903?

Median gross rent is $2,228/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085503903?

8.7% of residents in tract 06085503903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,083.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085503903?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 70th, minority 88th, housing 65th.

Is tract 06085503903 considered part of Alum Rock?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085503903 fall within Alum Rock (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085503903 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.9% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085503903 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085503903 scores 9.1/10, right in line with 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Jose

Top eight tracts in San Jose ranked by composite eviction-risk score.