Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

The Highlands of Los Gatos Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06085506802 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 5,885 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06085506802 (The Highlands of Los Gatos in Los Gatos, California) comes in at $1/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 76% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,719 a month against an average household income of $205,147 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 10% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units1,910

Renter share24.9%

SVI overall0.36

Poverty rate2.1%

Median income$205,147

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Gatos and the region

Centroid at 37.2469, -121.9362 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Highlands of Los Gatos scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Los Gatos

8.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.4

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

2.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,719 rent vs county FMR

2.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Los Gatos

9.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

9.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Los Gatos

8.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Los Gatos

8.5

How The Highlands of Los Gatos compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

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

10%Socioeconomic
27%Household composition
69%Racial/ethnic minority
79%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within The Highlands of Los Gatos. 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.

7.2%Housing insecurity
3.8%Utility-shutoff threat
7.4%Food insecurity
5.8%SNAP enrollment
4.7%Transit barriers
4.0%No health insurance
13.5%Frequent mental distress
22.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in The Highlands of Los Gatos

The heaviest input here is 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 Los Gatos, 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.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 36th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 06085506802

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085506802?

Census tract 06085506802 in the The Highlands of Los Gatos neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 06085506802?

Median gross rent is $2,719/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085506802?

2.1% of residents in tract 06085506802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,885.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085506802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 27th, minority 69th, housing 79th.

Is tract 06085506802 considered part of The Highlands of Los Gatos?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085506802 fall within The Highlands of Los Gatos (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085506802 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.2% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085506802 compare to Los Gatos overall?

Tract 06085506802 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Los Gatos at 7.9/10. 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.