Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally

Birdland Eviction Risk: Lower , Sunnyvale

Tract 06085508505 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,765 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

The Birdland neighborhood of Sunnyvale anchors census tract 06085508505, which lands at 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #61,696 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

29% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,221 a month while the average household earns $214,583 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.5

Lower

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.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sunnyvale and the region

Centroid at 37.3589, -122.0098 · click any tract to drill in

Why Birdland scores 3.5

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

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

The heaviest input here is 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 6.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.2% 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 06085508505

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085508505?

Census tract 06085508505 in the Birdland neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 06085508505 compare to Sunnyvale overall?

Tract 06085508505 scores 3.5/10, 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.