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Census Tract · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally

Santa Clara Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06085505301 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 5,018 · 84% of tract blocks fall in Santa Clara

With a score of 7.3/10, tract 06085505301 in Santa Clara, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,018 residents. Against Santa Clara County at 43.5%, 27% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 56% Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units2,020
Renter share76.5%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate5.0%
Median income$187,759

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#17 of 25 tracts In Santa Clara
Low
Within county
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#270 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Low
Within state
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#4,738 of 9,109 tracts In California
Moderate
National
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#11,153 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Clara and the region

Centroid at 37.3678, -121.9846 · click any tract to drill in

Why Santa Clara scores 7.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Santa Clara
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
5.0% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$3,337 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Santa Clara
4.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Santa Clara
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Santa Clara
4.2

How Santa Clara compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Santa Clara risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.3This tracttract 5053017.8Santa Claraparent city8.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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 Santa Clara

The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. 77% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10.

On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.3/10. 10% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Food insecurity runs 10.1% against 17.8% nationally.

Against the Santa Clara County average of 8.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.7 points. Average gross rent is $3,337, 11% above the Santa Clara average.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 4.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.9/10.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $187,759.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085505301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085505301?

Census tract 06085505301 in Santa Clara scores 7.3/10 (Elevated 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 06085505301?

Median gross rent is $3,337/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085505301?

5.0% of residents in tract 06085505301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,018.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085505301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 10th, minority 81th, housing 76th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06085505301 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.1% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06085505301 compare to Santa Clara overall?

Tract 06085505301 scores 7.3/10, lower than the parent city of Santa Clara at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Santa Clara eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Santa Clara

Top eight tracts in Santa Clara ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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