Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Alviso Eviction Risk: Lower , San Jose

Tract 06085505014 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 6,023 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 06085505014 covers Alviso in San Jose, home to 6,023 residents. For landlords it grades 5.5/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #35,072 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,913 a month against an average household income of $145,857 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 78% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 53% Owners 22%

Tract context

Occupied units2,640

Renter share77.9%

SVI overall0.40

Poverty rate5.1%

Median income$145,857

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.4138, -121.9573 · click any tract to drill in

Why Alviso scores 3.9

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

5.1% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$2,913 rent vs county FMR

3.5

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 Alviso compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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

20%Socioeconomic
12%Household composition
86%Racial/ethnic minority
79%Housing & transportation

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.

9.9%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
10.7%Food insecurity
7.3%SNAP enrollment
6.2%Transit barriers
5.7%No health insurance
14.7%Frequent mental distress
18.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Alviso

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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 40th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085505014

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085505014?

Census tract 06085505014 in the Alviso neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 06085505014?

Median gross rent is $2,913/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085505014?

5.1% of residents in tract 06085505014 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,023.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085505014?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 12th, minority 86th, housing 79th.

Is tract 06085505014 considered part of Alviso?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085505014 fall within Alviso (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085505014 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.9% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085505014 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085505014 scores 3.9/10, 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.