Neighborhood · Ranked #11,988 of 84,120 nationally

Birdland Eviction Risk: Elevated , Sunnyvale

Tract 06085508102 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,556 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

With a score of 7.2/10, tract 06085508102 in the Birdland area of Santa Clara, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,556 residents. Against Santa Clara County at 43.5%, 16% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score

7.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 50% Owners 40%

Tract context

Occupied units1,335

Renter share59.6%

SVI overall0.14

Poverty rate3.4%

Median income$222,872

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sunnyvale and the region

Centroid at 37.3304, -122.0049 · click any tract to drill in

Why Birdland scores 7.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Sunnyvale

8.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.4

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

3.4% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$3,425 rent vs county FMR

4.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Sunnyvale

4.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Sunnyvale

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Sunnyvale

4.2

How Birdland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 14

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

1%Socioeconomic
12%Household composition
80%Racial/ethnic minority
53%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Birdland. 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.

6.0%Housing insecurity
2.8%Utility-shutoff threat
6.7%Food insecurity
4.1%SNAP enrollment
4.1%Transit barriers
3.2%No health insurance
11.6%Frequent mental distress
16.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Birdland

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1/10. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10.

Disability prevalence runs 16.4% against 31.5% nationally. SNAP participation runs 4.1% against 15.2% nationally. It sits 0.8 points below the Santa Clara County average of 8.0.

Average gross rent is $3,425, 14% above the Santa Clara average. Nationally it ranks #11,988 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $222,872. 60% 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 06085508102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085508102?

Census tract 06085508102 in the Birdland neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (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 06085508102?

Median gross rent is $3,425/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085508102?

3.4% of residents in tract 06085508102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,556.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085508102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 12th, minority 80th, housing 53th.

Is tract 06085508102 considered part of Birdland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085508102 fall within Birdland (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085508102 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.0% 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. 2.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085508102 compare to Sunnyvale overall?

Tract 06085508102 scores 7.2/10, lower than the parent city of Sunnyvale at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sunnyvale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

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