Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Bedford Square Eviction Risk: Lower , Sunnyvale

Tract 06085508601 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,892 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

The Bedford Square neighborhood of Sunnyvale anchors census tract 06085508601, which lands at 4.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 21st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

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 rent runs $3,237 a month against an average household income of $234,375 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 28% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units1,473

Renter share37.5%

SVI overall0.15

Poverty rate3.2%

Median income$234,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sunnyvale and the region

Centroid at 37.3759, -122.0410 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bedford Square scores 3.2

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

3.2% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$3,237 rent vs county FMR

4.4

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 Bedford Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

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

13%Socioeconomic
34%Household composition
81%Racial/ethnic minority
10%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Bedford Square. 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.

6.7%Housing insecurity
3.3%Utility-shutoff threat
7.4%Food insecurity
5.1%SNAP enrollment
4.5%Transit barriers
4.3%No health insurance
12.2%Frequent mental distress
19.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bedford Square

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 15th 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 6.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.3% 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 06085508601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085508601?

Census tract 06085508601 in the Bedford Square neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 06085508601?

Median gross rent is $3,237/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085508601?

3.2% of residents in tract 06085508601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,892.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085508601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 34th, minority 81th, housing 10th.

Is tract 06085508601 considered part of Bedford Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085508601 fall within Bedford Square (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085508601 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. 3.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085508601 compare to Sunnyvale overall?

Tract 06085508601 scores 3.2/10, 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.