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Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

Berryessa Eviction Risk: Moderate , San Jose

Tract 06085504320 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,000 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

How risky is the Berryessa neighborhood of San Jose for landlords? Census tract 06085504320 scores 6.4/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #12,123 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,478 monthly, set against $179,313 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 13% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units909
Renter share25.2%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate14.9%
Median income$179,313

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 8 tracts In Berryessa
High
Within parent city
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#67 of 216 tracts In San Jose
Elevated
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#75 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
High
Within state
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#6,254 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.4028, -121.8714 · click any tract to drill in

Why Berryessa scores 4.6

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
14.9% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$3,478 rent vs county FMR
5.1
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 Berryessa compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Berryessa risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.64.6This tracttract 504320San Jose: 9.29.2San Joseparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Berryessa. 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 Berryessa

The heaviest input here 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 above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Asian and ranks around the 52nd 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 9.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.4% 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 06085504320

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085504320?

Census tract 06085504320 in the Berryessa neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 06085504320?

Median gross rent is $3,478/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085504320?

14.9% of residents in tract 06085504320 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,000.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085504320?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 66th, minority 88th, housing 35th.
Q5

Is tract 06085504320 considered part of Berryessa?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085504320 fall within Berryessa (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06085504320 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.4% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06085504320 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085504320 scores 4.6/10, 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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