Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Castro City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06085509403 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,895 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
How risky is the Castro City neighborhood of Santa Clara for landlords? Census tract 06085509403 scores 4.7/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 30% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,906 a month while the average household earns $168,869 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 92% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 58%
Owners 8%
Tract context
Occupied units2,049
Renter share91.7%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$168,869
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
85
th percentile
High
Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Santa Clara and the region
Centroid at 37.3981, -122.0968 · click any tract to drill in
Why Castro City scores 3.1
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
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$2,906 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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: 49
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%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.
- 11.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.8%Food insecurity
- 9.5%SNAP enrollment
- 7.4%Transit barriers
- 8.7%No health insurance
- 15.6%Frequent mental distress
- 21.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Castro City
What moves this score most 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 11.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 49th 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 06085509403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085509403?
Census tract 06085509403 in the Castro City neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 06085509403?
Median gross rent is $2,906/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085509403?
8.2% of residents in tract 06085509403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,895.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085509403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 24th, minority 78th, housing 62th.
Q5
Is tract 06085509403 considered part of Castro City?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085509403 fall within Castro City (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085509403 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.9% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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