Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Whisman Station Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06085509111 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,205 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 06085509111 covers the Whisman Station neighborhood of Santa Clara, home to 4,205 residents. For landlords it grades 5.1/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 43rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,707 a month against an average household income of $113,990 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 69% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units1,835
Renter share69.2%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate10.3%
Median income$113,990
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
95
th percentile
Very High
Within county
34
th percentile
Low
Within state
16
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Santa Clara and the region
Centroid at 37.3820, -122.0621 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whisman Station scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
10.3% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$2,707 rent vs county FMR
2.9
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: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Whisman Station. 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.
- 10.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.2%Food insecurity
- 10.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.9%Transit barriers
- 6.3%No health insurance
- 14.7%Frequent mental distress
- 25.2%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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085509111
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085509111?
Census tract 06085509111 in the Whisman Station neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 06085509111?
Median gross rent is $2,707/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085509111?
10.3% of residents in tract 06085509111 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,205.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085509111?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 77th, minority 78th, housing 99th.
Q5
Is tract 06085509111 considered part of Whisman Station?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085509111 fall within Whisman Station (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085509111 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.1% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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