Within neighborhood
27
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Birdland Eviction Risk: Lower , Sunnyvale
Tract 06085508204 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,892 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06085508204 (Birdland in Sunnyvale, California) comes in at 4.5/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #64,050 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 26% of renter households, a moderate level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,501 monthly, set against $250,001 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,605
Renter share42.0%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$250,001
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
28
th percentile
Low
Within state
13
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sunnyvale and the region
Centroid at 37.3445, -122.0179 · click any tract to drill in
Why Birdland scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sunnyvale
3.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sunnyvale
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sunnyvale
3.3
How Birdland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 11%Socioeconomic
- 49%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%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.
- 6.2%Housing insecurity
- 3.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.2%Food insecurity
- 4.7%SNAP enrollment
- 4.2%Transit barriers
- 3.5%No health insurance
- 11.3%Frequent mental distress
- 18.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Birdland
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength 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 Sunnyvale eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Santa Clara County average of 5.4 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 38th 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 6.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085508204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085508204?
Census tract 06085508204 in the Birdland neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06085508204?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085508204?
6.3% of residents in tract 06085508204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,892.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085508204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 49th, minority 78th, housing 65th.
Q5
Is tract 06085508204 considered part of Birdland?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085508204 fall within Birdland (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085508204 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.2% 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. 3.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06085508204 compare to Sunnyvale overall?
Tract 06085508204 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Sunnyvale at 8/10. 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
Highest-risk tracts in Sunnyvale
Top eight tracts in Sunnyvale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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06085504602
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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06085504808
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CA
06085508305
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CA
Bedford Square
3.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CA
Birdland
3.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CA
Birdland
3.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CA
06085509001
3.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CA
06085508602
3.6
/ 10 · Low
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