Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Bedford Square Eviction Risk: Lower , Sunnyvale

Tract 06085509106 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,264 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06085509106 (the Bedford Square neighborhood of Sunnyvale, California) comes in at 4.9/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 36% of US census tracts.

36% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,898 monthly, set against $155,608 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 77% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 50% Owners 22%

Tract context

Occupied units1,978

Renter share77.4%

SVI overall0.44

Poverty rate10.1%

Median income$155,608

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sunnyvale and the region

Centroid at 37.3786, -122.0505 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bedford Square scores 3.7

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

10.1% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$2,898 rent vs county FMR

3.4

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: 44

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

33%Socioeconomic
9%Household composition
77%Racial/ethnic minority
79%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.

8.3%Housing insecurity
3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
9.3%Food insecurity
6.5%SNAP enrollment
5.5%Transit barriers
5.3%No health insurance
13.2%Frequent mental distress
19.6%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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085509106

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085509106?

Census tract 06085509106 in the Bedford Square neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 06085509106?

Median gross rent is $2,898/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085509106?

10.1% of residents in tract 06085509106 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,264.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085509106?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 9th, minority 77th, housing 79th.

Is tract 06085509106 considered part of Bedford Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085509106 fall within Bedford Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085509106 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.3% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085509106 compare to Sunnyvale overall?

Tract 06085509106 scores 3.7/10, 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.