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Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Castro City Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06085509303 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,816 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 06085509303 runs through Castro City in Santa Clara. With 3,816 residents, it scores $1/10 for landlords. It lands near the 40th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,661 monthly, set against $182,344 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 66% 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 33% Stable renters 32% Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,655
Renter share65.6%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate5.1%
Median income$182,344

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 10 tracts In Castro City
Elevated
Within parent city
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 21 tracts In city
Elevated
Within county
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#349 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Very Low
Within state
7 th percentile
Rank, 7th percentileLowHigh
#8,518 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Clara and the region

Centroid at 37.4060, -122.0923 · click any tract to drill in

Why Castro City 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
5.1% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$2,661 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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.
Castro City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.92.9This tracttract 509303County: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Castro City

The heaviest input here is 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 6.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06085509303

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085509303?

Census tract 06085509303 in the Castro City 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 06085509303?

Median gross rent is $2,661/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085509303?

5.1% of residents in tract 06085509303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,816.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085509303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 45th, minority 75th, housing 85th.
Q5

Is tract 06085509303 considered part of Castro City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085509303 fall within Castro City (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06085509303 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 3.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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