Neighborhood · Ranked #16,571 of 84,120 nationally

Vasona Junction Eviction Risk: Elevated , San Jose

Tract 06085507100 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,029 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 06085507100 covers part of the Vasona Junction area of Los Gatos, CA, and scores 6.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,029 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 45% Owners 33%

Tract context

Occupied units1,369

Renter share67.1%

SVI overall0.21

Poverty rate3.1%

Median income$163,828

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.2381, -121.9736 · click any tract to drill in

Why Vasona Junction scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from San Jose

8.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.4

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

3.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,426 rent vs county FMR

2.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from San Jose

4.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from San Jose

7.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from San Jose

3.5

How Vasona Junction 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.

14%Socioeconomic
19%Household composition
36%Racial/ethnic minority
49%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Vasona Junction. 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.

6.8%Housing insecurity
3.6%Utility-shutoff threat
6.4%Food insecurity
5.1%SNAP enrollment
4.4%Transit barriers
3.8%No health insurance
14.1%Frequent mental distress
20.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Vasona Junction

On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. 33% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Santa Clara County average of 43.5%.

This is renter territory: 67% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Against the Santa Clara County average of 8.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.7 points.

19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Average gross rent is $2,426, 25% below the Los Gatos average.

Running hot, local political climate reads 8.2/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 3.8% against 11.3% nationally.

Housing insecurity runs 6.8% against 14.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #16,571 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.9/10.

Against average income of $163,828, annual rent is just 18%. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085507100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085507100?

Census tract 06085507100 in the Vasona Junction neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06085507100?

Median gross rent is $2,426/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085507100?

3.1% of residents in tract 06085507100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,029.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085507100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 19th, minority 36th, housing 49th.

Is tract 06085507100 considered part of Vasona Junction?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085507100 fall within Vasona Junction (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085507100 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.8% 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 06085507100 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085507100 scores 6.3/10, lower than 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.

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