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Neighborhood · Ranked #58,847 of 84,120 nationally

Birdland Eviction Risk: Moderate , Sunnyvale

Tract 06085505403 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 8,563 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 06085505403 sits in the Birdland neighborhood of Sunnyvale, California. It has a population of 8,563 and an eviction-risk score of 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). 29% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 8% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,998/month against a median household income of $172,679 — roughly 21% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 55% Owners 23%
Tract context
Occupied units3,726
Renter share77.5%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$172,679

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
64 th percentile
Rank — 64th percentileBottomTop
#5 of 12 tracts In Birdland
Elevated
Within parent city
29 th percentile
Rank — 29th percentileBottomTop
#18 of 25 tracts In Sunnyvale
Low
Within county
19 th percentile
Rank — 19th percentileBottomTop
#331 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Very Low
Within state
4 th percentile
Rank — 4th percentileBottomTop
#8,718 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sunnyvale and the region

Centroid at 37.3418, -121.9862 · click any tract to drill in

Why Birdland scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sunnyvale
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$2,998 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sunnyvale
4.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sunnyvale
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sunnyvale
4.2

How Birdland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Birdland risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.74.7This tracttract 505403Sunnyvale: 5.35.3Sunnyvaleparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 6.16.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Birdland. 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085505403

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085505403?

Census tract 06085505403 in the Birdland neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 06085505403?

Median gross rent is $2,998/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085505403?

7.6% of residents in tract 06085505403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,563.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085505403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 12th, minority 84th, housing 87th.

Q5

Is tract 06085505403 considered part of Birdland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085505403 fall within Birdland (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

Q6

What share of households in tract 06085505403 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.7% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 06085505403 compare to Sunnyvale overall?

Tract 06085505403 scores 4.7/10 — lower than the parent city of Sunnyvale at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sunnyvale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sunnyvale

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

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