Neighborhood · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally
Whisman Station Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06085509802 ·
Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,158 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
With a score of 6.4/10, tract 06085509802 in the Whisman Station area of Santa Clara County, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,158 residents. The main counterweight is court filing pressure at 1.3/10.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%Stable renters 27%Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,087
Renter share44.0%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$214,261
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#4 of 7 tracts In Whisman Station
Moderate
Within parent city
45th percentile
#12 of 21 tracts In city
Moderate
Within county
12th percentile
#361 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Very Low
Within state
30th percentile
#6,341 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Santa Clara and the region
Centroid at 37.3788, -122.0823 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whisman Station scores 6.4
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
5.2% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$2,728 rent vs county FMR
2.9
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 Whisman Station compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
6%Socioeconomic
53%Household composition
67%Racial/ethnic minority
60%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Whisman Station. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
6.7%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
7.0%Food insecurity
5.2%SNAP enrollment
4.4%Transit barriers
3.9%No health insurance
12.5%Frequent mental distress
19.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whisman Station
Running cool, economic stress reads 1.3/10. 19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
It sits 1.6 points below the Santa Clara County average of 8.0. SNAP participation runs 5.2% against 15.2% nationally. On the high side, regional political climate reads 7.4/10.
39% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Santa Clara County average of 43.5%. Housing insecurity runs 6.7% against 14.2% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #16,032 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 3.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Rent consumes only 15% of average household income of $214,261, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085509802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085509802?
Census tract 06085509802 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 06085509802?
Median gross rent is $2,728/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085509802?
5.2% of residents in tract 06085509802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,158.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085509802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 53th, minority 67th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 06085509802 considered part of Whisman Station?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085509802 fall within Whisman Station (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085509802 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.7% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.