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
67th percentile
#3 of 7 tracts In Gardner
Elevated
Within parent city
60th percentile
#87 of 216 tracts In San Jose
Elevated
Within county
81th percentile
#80 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
High
Within state
83th percentile
#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.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
11.5%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
12.4%Food insecurity
9.9%SNAP enrollment
7.0%Transit barriers
7.6%No health insurance
15.5%Frequent mental distress
25.0%Any disability
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.