Within neighborhood
56
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,571 of 84,120 nationally
Castro City Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06085509202 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,137 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 06085509202 covers part of the Castro City area of Santa Clara County, CA, and scores 6.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,137. 31% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Santa Clara County average of 43.5%.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,592
Renter share41.3%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$197,159
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Santa Clara and the region
Centroid at 37.4059, -122.0839 · click any tract to drill in
Why Castro City scores 6.3
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
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$2,617 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 Castro City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 11%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 68%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Castro City. 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.
- 7.1%Housing insecurity
- 3.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.5%Food insecurity
- 5.2%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 4.6%No health insurance
- 12.8%Frequent mental distress
- 20.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Castro City
The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.2/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. Against the Santa Clara County average of 8.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.7 points.
Severe burden reaches 16%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Food insecurity runs 7.5% against 17.8% nationally.
SNAP participation runs 5.2% against 15.2% nationally. On the high side, regional political climate reads 7.4/10.
On the national scale it lands near the 80th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.7/10.
Against average income of $197,159, annual rent is just 16%. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $2,617 a month.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085509202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085509202?
Census tract 06085509202 in the Castro City neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 06085509202?
Median gross rent is $2,617/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085509202?
4.8% of residents in tract 06085509202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,137.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085509202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 16th, minority 68th, housing 70th.
Q5
Is tract 06085509202 considered part of Castro City?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085509202 fall within Castro City (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085509202 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.1% 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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