Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Whisman Station Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06085509109 ·
Santa Clara, CA · pop 6,572 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 06085509109 runs through the Whisman Station neighborhood of Santa Clara. With 6,572 residents, it scores 4.7/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 30% of US census tracts.
38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,411 a month while the average household earns $219,091 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%Stable renters 37%Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units2,506
Renter share59.1%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$219,091
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67th percentile
#3 of 7 tracts In Whisman Station
Elevated
Within parent city
45th percentile
#12 of 21 tracts In city
Moderate
Within county
13th percentile
#357 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Very Low
Within state
7th percentile
#8,518 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Santa Clara and the region
Centroid at 37.3915, -122.0597 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whisman Station scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
5.2% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$3,411 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
State baseline
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Whisman Station compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
16%Socioeconomic
14%Household composition
78%Racial/ethnic minority
57%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Whisman Station. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
7.8%Housing insecurity
3.7%Utility-shutoff threat
8.5%Food insecurity
5.9%SNAP enrollment
5.1%Transit barriers
4.5%No health insurance
13.7%Frequent mental distress
17.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whisman Station
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.8/10. 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 set by California eviction laws law, 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 29th 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 7.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.7% 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 06085509109
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085509109?
Census tract 06085509109 in the Whisman Station neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06085509109?
Median gross rent is $3,411/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085509109?
5.2% of residents in tract 06085509109 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,572.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085509109?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 14th, minority 78th, housing 57th.
Q5
Is tract 06085509109 considered part of Whisman Station?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085509109 fall within Whisman Station (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085509109 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.8% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.