Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally
Castro City Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06085509304 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 2,936 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
With a score of 6.2/10, tract 06085509304 in the Castro City area of Santa Clara County, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,936. 28% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,121
Renter share54.0%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate3.0%
Median income$181,806
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Santa Clara and the region
Centroid at 37.4174, -122.0952 · click any tract to drill in
Why Castro City scores 6.2
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
3.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,053 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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 Castro City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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.
- 10.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.4%Food insecurity
- 9.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 6.0%No health insurance
- 14.7%Frequent mental distress
- 20.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Castro City
The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. Against the Santa Clara County average of 8.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.8 points.
Running hot, regional political climate reads 7.4/10. Cost burden runs 39% here against 43.5% across Santa Clara County. On the national scale it lands near the 80th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 3.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.3 points cooler.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $3,053 a month. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $181,806.
54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085509304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085509304?
Census tract 06085509304 in the Castro City neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (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 06085509304?
Median gross rent is $3,053/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085509304?
3.0% of residents in tract 06085509304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,936.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085509304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 13th, minority 77th, housing 35th.
Q5
Is tract 06085509304 considered part of Castro City?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085509304 fall within Castro City (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085509304 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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