Within neighborhood
44
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,571 of 84,120 nationally
Castro City Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06085509302 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,535 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
06085509302 is a census tract in the Castro City area of Santa Clara County, CA. It scores 6.3/10 for landlords. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.2/10.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,227
Renter share38.1%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$184,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
35
th percentile
Low
Within county
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Santa Clara and the region
Centroid at 37.4092, -122.1006 · 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
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$3,129 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%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.
- 6.6%Housing insecurity
- 3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.9%Food insecurity
- 5.3%SNAP enrollment
- 4.5%Transit barriers
- 4.1%No health insurance
- 12.7%Frequent mental distress
- 21.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Castro City
24% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running cool, 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.
Food insecurity runs 6.9% against 17.8% nationally. On the high side, regional political climate reads 7.4/10. Cost burden runs roughly one in two here against 43.5% across Santa Clara County.
Adults with no health insurance runs 4.1% against 11.3% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 80th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.8/10. 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.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085509302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085509302?
Census tract 06085509302 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 06085509302?
Median gross rent is $3,129/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085509302?
4.7% of residents in tract 06085509302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,535.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085509302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 27th, minority 69th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 06085509302 considered part of Castro City?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085509302 fall within Castro City (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085509302 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.6% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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