Within neighborhood
17
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,451 of 84,120 nationally
San Tomas Eviction Risk: Elevated , Los Gatos
Tract 06085506703 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,622 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
With a score of 6.5/10, tract 06085506703 in the San Tomas area of Los Gatos, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,622 residents. Cost burden runs 30% here against 43.5% across Santa Clara County.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,415
Renter share49.5%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate4.3%
Median income$177,404
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Los Gatos and the region
Centroid at 37.2647, -121.9669 · click any tract to drill in
Why San Tomas scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Los Gatos
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.3% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,804 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Los Gatos
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Los Gatos
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Los Gatos
3.5
How San Tomas compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 68%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within San Tomas. 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
- 3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.7%Food insecurity
- 6.0%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 4.4%No health insurance
- 13.9%Frequent mental distress
- 23.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in San Tomas
The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.1/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. Against the Santa Clara County average of 8.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.5 points.
Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.2/10. Food insecurity runs 7.7% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 6.0% against 15.2% nationally.
At $2,804 a month, rents run 14% under what the rest of Los Gatos commands. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 5.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $177,404. 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085506703
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085506703?
Census tract 06085506703 in the San Tomas neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 06085506703?
Median gross rent is $2,804/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085506703?
4.3% of residents in tract 06085506703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,622.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085506703?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 36th, minority 68th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 06085506703 considered part of San Tomas?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085506703 fall within San Tomas (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085506703 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06085506703 compare to Los Gatos overall?
Tract 06085506703 scores 6.5/10, lower than the parent city of Los Gatos at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Los Gatos; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Los Gatos
Top eight tracts in Los Gatos ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
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6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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