Within neighborhood
55
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,727 of 84,120 nationally
Birdland Eviction Risk: Elevated , Sunnyvale
Tract 06085508505 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,765 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 06085508505 covers part of the Birdland area of Sunnyvale, CA, and scores 7.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,765. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 40%
Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units2,024
Renter share56.0%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate8.1%
Median income$214,583
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
50
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sunnyvale and the region
Centroid at 37.3589, -122.0098 · click any tract to drill in
Why Birdland scores 7.4
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
8.1% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$3,221 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%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.
- 6.4%Housing insecurity
- 3.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.3%Food insecurity
- 5.0%SNAP enrollment
- 4.5%Transit barriers
- 3.9%No health insurance
- 11.8%Frequent mental distress
- 19.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Birdland
Cost burden runs 29% here against 43.5% across Santa Clara County. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. Severe burden reaches 21%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
On the high side, local political climate reads 8.3/10. Food insecurity runs 7.3% against 17.8% nationally.
SNAP participation runs 5.0% against 15.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #10,727 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.4/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
It tracks the Santa Clara County average of 8.0 closely. Average gross rent is $3,221, close to the Sunnyvale average. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $214,583.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085508505
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085508505?
Census tract 06085508505 in the Birdland neighborhood scores 7.4/10 (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 06085508505?
Median gross rent is $3,221/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085508505?
8.1% of residents in tract 06085508505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,765.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085508505?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 12th, minority 77th, housing 80th.
Q5
Is tract 06085508505 considered part of Birdland?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085508505 fall within Birdland (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085508505 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.4% 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 06085508505 compare to Sunnyvale overall?
Tract 06085508505 scores 7.4/10, right in line with 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
Highest-risk tracts in Sunnyvale
Top eight tracts in Sunnyvale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · CA
06085504602
8.4
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
06085504808
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
06085508305
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
Birdland
7.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
Birdland
7.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
06085508900
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
06085509001
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
Bedford Square
7.6
/ 10 · High
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