Neighborhood · Ranked #13,349 of 84,120 nationally
Birdland Eviction Risk: Elevated , Sunnyvale
Tract 06085508205 ·
Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,882 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 06085508205 covers part of the Birdland area of Sunnyvale, CA, and scores 6.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,882 residents. 27% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the Santa Clara County average of 43.5%.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%Stable renters 45%Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,437
Renter share62.4%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate2.7%
Median income$205,893
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#12 of 12 tracts In Birdland
Very Low
Within parent city
12th percentile
#31 of 35 tracts In Sunnyvale
Very Low
Within county
21th percentile
#321 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Low
Within state
41th percentile
#5,398 of 9,109 tracts In California
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sunnyvale and the region
Centroid at 37.3487, -122.0050 · click any tract to drill in
Why Birdland scores 6.9
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
2.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,019 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
6.7%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility-shutoff threat
7.2%Food insecurity
4.7%SNAP enrollment
4.4%Transit barriers
3.9%No health insurance
11.7%Frequent mental distress
17.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Birdland
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1/10.
On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. Disability prevalence runs 17.7% against 31.5% nationally.
Severe burden reaches 15%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Against the Santa Clara County average of 8.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.1 points. Housing insecurity runs 6.7% against 14.2% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #13,349 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.3/10. Rent consumes only 18% of average household income of $205,893, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
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.
Average gross rent is $3,019, close to the Sunnyvale average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085508205
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085508205?
Census tract 06085508205 in the Birdland neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (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 06085508205?
Median gross rent is $3,019/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085508205?
2.7% of residents in tract 06085508205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,882.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085508205?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 35th, minority 85th, housing 68th.
Q5
Is tract 06085508205 considered part of Birdland?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085508205 fall within Birdland (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085508205 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.7% 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06085508205 compare to Sunnyvale overall?
Tract 06085508205 scores 6.9/10, 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.
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