Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Whisman Station Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06085509802 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,158 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
For landlords sizing up the Whisman Station area of Santa Clara, census tract 06085509802 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.7/10. That is riskier than about 30% of US census tracts.
About 39% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,728 a month while the average household earns $214,261 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
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 parent city
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
7
th percentile
Very 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 2.9
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
5.2% 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.
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.
- 6.7%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
The heaviest input here 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.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
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 2.9/10 (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 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.
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