Within neighborhood
20
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Alum Rock Eviction Risk: Moderate , San Jose
Tract 06085504102 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 5,730 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
How risky is the Alum Rock neighborhood of San Jose for landlords? Census tract 06085504102 scores 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 66% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 47% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,919 a month against an average household income of $123,198 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,360
Renter share31.0%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate12.2%
Median income$123,198
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across San Jose and the region
Centroid at 37.3641, -121.8149 · click any tract to drill in
Why Alum Rock scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from San Jose
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
12.2% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$2,919 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Jose
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Jose
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Jose
6.6
How Alum Rock compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%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.
- 20.2%Housing insecurity
- 9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.5%Food insecurity
- 19.0%SNAP enrollment
- 11.8%Transit barriers
- 17.2%No health insurance
- 17.0%Frequent mental distress
- 33.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Alum Rock
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.5/10. 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085504102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085504102?
Census tract 06085504102 in the Alum Rock neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 06085504102?
Median gross rent is $2,919/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085504102?
12.2% of residents in tract 06085504102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,730.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085504102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 77th, minority 93th, housing 61th.
Q5
Is tract 06085504102 considered part of Alum Rock?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085504102 fall within Alum Rock (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085504102 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.2% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06085504102 compare to San Jose overall?
Tract 06085504102 scores 4.1/10, 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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