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Neighborhood · Ranked #3,529 of 84,120 nationally

Gardner Eviction Risk: High , San Jose

Tract 06085506402 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 5,398 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

06085506402 is a census tract in the Gardner area of San Jose, CA. It scores 9.2/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,398. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10.

Risk score
9.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 30% Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units2,158
Renter share60.6%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate7.3%
Median income$117,337

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 7 tracts In Gardner
Elevated
Within parent city
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#87 of 216 tracts In San Jose
Elevated
Within county
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#80 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
High
Within state
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#1,536 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.3017, -121.9451 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gardner scores 9.2

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
7.3% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,423 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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 Gardner compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Gardner risk score vs. parent city / county / state9.2This tracttract 5064029.0San Joseparent city8.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Gardner. 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 Gardner

Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 9/10. Severe burden reaches 25%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. Cost burden runs 50% here against 43.5% across Santa Clara County. It sits 1.2 points above the Santa Clara County average of 8.0.

Average gross rent is $2,423, 9% below the San Jose average. Nationally it ranks #3,529 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.7 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $117,337.

61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085506402

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085506402?

Census tract 06085506402 in the Gardner neighborhood scores 9.2/10 (High 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 06085506402?

Median gross rent is $2,423/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085506402?

7.3% of residents in tract 06085506402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,398.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085506402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 84th, minority 71th, housing 99th.
Q5

Is tract 06085506402 considered part of Gardner?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085506402 fall within Gardner (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06085506402 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.5% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06085506402 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085506402 scores 9.2/10, right in line with the parent city of San Jose at 9/10. 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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