Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally
Whisman Station Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06085509700 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,040 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Tract 06085509700 sits in the Whisman Station area of Santa Clara County, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.4/10. It is home to 3,040 residents. 30% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Santa Clara County average of 43.5%.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,371
Renter share52.2%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate5.0%
Median income$222,596
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Santa Clara and the region
Centroid at 37.3854, -122.0732 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whisman Station scores 6.4
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
5.0% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$3,159 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 7%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%Housing & transportation
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.
- 6.1%Housing insecurity
- 3.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.7%Food insecurity
- 4.2%SNAP enrollment
- 4.1%Transit barriers
- 3.4%No health insurance
- 12.8%Frequent mental distress
- 17.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whisman Station
The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.2/10. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10.
Severe burden reaches 21%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Against the Santa Clara County average of 8.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.6 points.
SNAP participation runs 4.2% against 15.2% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 7.4/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 3.4% against 11.3% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 81st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 1.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Against average income of $222,596, annual rent is just 17%. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085509700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085509700?
Census tract 06085509700 in the Whisman Station neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 06085509700?
Median gross rent is $3,159/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085509700?
5.0% of residents in tract 06085509700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,040.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085509700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 7th, minority 62th, housing 26th.
Q5
Is tract 06085509700 considered part of Whisman Station?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085509700 fall within Whisman Station (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085509700 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.1% 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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