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Neighborhood · Ranked #63,834 of 84,120 nationally

Whisman Station Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06085509600 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,630 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 06085509600 sits in the Whisman Station neighborhood of Santa Clara, California. It has a population of 3,630 and an eviction-risk score of 4.5/10 (Moderate tier). 26% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 12% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $3,392/month against a median household income of $193,024 — roughly 21% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 57% Owners 23%
Tract context
Occupied units1,706
Renter share76.7%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate9.8%
Median income$193,024

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33 th percentile
Rank — 33th percentileBottomTop
#5 of 7 tracts In Whisman Station
Low
Within parent city
30 th percentile
Rank — 30th percentileBottomTop
#15 of 21 tracts In city
Low
Within county
12 th percentile
Rank — 12th percentileBottomTop
#361 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Very Low
Within state
2 th percentile
Rank — 2th percentileBottomTop
#8,889 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Clara and the region

Centroid at 37.3908, -122.0805 · click any tract to drill in

Why Whisman Station scores 4.5

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
9.8% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$3,392 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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 Whisman Station compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Whisman Station risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.54.5This tracttract 509600County: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 6.16.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 27

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Whisman Station. 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085509600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085509600?

Census tract 06085509600 in the Whisman Station neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 06085509600?

Median gross rent is $3,392/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085509600?

9.8% of residents in tract 06085509600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,630.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085509600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 9th, minority 73th, housing 69th.

Q5

Is tract 06085509600 considered part of Whisman Station?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085509600 fall within Whisman Station (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

Q6

What share of households in tract 06085509600 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.4% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

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