Within neighborhood
17
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,571 of 84,120 nationally
Creston Eviction Risk: Elevated , Cupertino
Tract 06085510100 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 2,970 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
06085510100 is a census tract in the Creston area of Los Altos, CA. It scores 6.3/10 for landlords. The severe-burden share is 63%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,036
Renter share12.6%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate9.7%
Median income$248,333
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cupertino and the region
Centroid at 37.3408, -122.0798 · click any tract to drill in
Why Creston scores 6.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Cupertino
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
9.7% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cupertino
3.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cupertino
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cupertino
2.8
How Creston 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.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 66%Racial/ethnic minority
- 3%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Creston. 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.
- 5.1%Housing insecurity
- 2.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.8%Food insecurity
- 4.4%SNAP enrollment
- 3.8%Transit barriers
- 2.8%No health insurance
- 11.3%Frequent mental distress
- 23.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Creston
Cost burden runs 63% here against 43.5% across Santa Clara County. Pulling hardest the other way is court filing pressure at 1.3/10. Against the Santa Clara County average of 8.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.7 points.
Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.1/10. Food insecurity runs 5.8% against 17.8% nationally.
On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.4/10. Housing insecurity runs 5.1% against 14.2% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #16,571 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 13% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Social vulnerability reads 1.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $248,333, annual rent is just 17%. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.2 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 06085510100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085510100?
Census tract 06085510100 in the Creston neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 06085510100?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085510100?
9.7% of residents in tract 06085510100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,970.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085510100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 45th, minority 66th, housing 3th.
Q5
Is tract 06085510100 considered part of Creston?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085510100 fall within Creston (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085510100 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.1% 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. 2.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06085510100 compare to Cupertino overall?
Tract 06085510100 scores 6.3/10, lower than the parent city of Cupertino at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cupertino; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Cupertino
Top eight tracts in Cupertino ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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