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

Strawberry Square Eviction Risk: Lower , San Jose

Tract 06085506204 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 5,546 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Strawberry Square area of San Jose anchors census tract 06085506204, which lands at 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 79% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,183 a month while the average household earns $182,717 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 16% Owners 68%

Tract context

Occupied units2,042

Renter share31.9%

SVI overall0.21

Poverty rate4.9%

Median income$182,717

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.3136, -121.9864 · click any tract to drill in

Why Strawberry Square 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

4.9% poverty · this tract

1.2

Supply constraint

$3,183 rent vs county FMR

4.2

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 Strawberry Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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

8%Socioeconomic
38%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
27%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Strawberry Square. 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.

7.6%Housing insecurity
3.6%Utility-shutoff threat
9.0%Food insecurity
6.0%SNAP enrollment
5.0%Transit barriers
4.5%No health insurance
12.3%Frequent mental distress
20.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Strawberry Square

The score leans hardest on 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 in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 21st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 06085506204

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085506204?

Census tract 06085506204 in the Strawberry Square 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 06085506204?

Median gross rent is $3,183/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085506204?

4.9% of residents in tract 06085506204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,546.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085506204?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 38th, minority 84th, housing 27th.

Is tract 06085506204 considered part of Strawberry Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085506204 fall within Strawberry Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085506204 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.6% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085506204 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085506204 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.