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

Bedford Square Eviction Risk: Lower , Sunnyvale

Tract 06085509107 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,765 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

For landlords sizing up the Bedford Square neighborhood of Sunnyvale, census tract 06085509107 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. It lands near the 33rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,817 a month against an average household income of $165,213 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 97% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 59% Owners 3%

Tract context

Occupied units2,030

Renter share96.6%

SVI overall0.26

Poverty rate3.7%

Median income$165,213

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sunnyvale and the region

Centroid at 37.3798, -122.0566 · 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

3.7% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,817 rent vs county FMR

3.2

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: 26

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

17%Socioeconomic
4%Household composition
86%Racial/ethnic minority
67%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.

11.7%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility-shutoff threat
13.8%Food insecurity
10.2%SNAP enrollment
7.5%Transit barriers
7.5%No health insurance
15.3%Frequent mental distress
20.0%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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Asian and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 26th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06085509107

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085509107?

Census tract 06085509107 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 06085509107?

Median gross rent is $2,817/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085509107?

3.7% of residents in tract 06085509107 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,765.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085509107?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 4th, minority 86th, housing 67th.

Is tract 06085509107 considered part of Bedford Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085509107 fall within Bedford Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085509107 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.7% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085509107 compare to Sunnyvale overall?

Tract 06085509107 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.