Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #77,300 of 84,120 nationally
Los Altos Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06085510300 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,629
Census tract 06085510300 is in Los Altos, California. It has a population of 4,629 and an eviction-risk score of 3.7/10 (Lower tier). 10% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 7% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $3,501/month against a median household income of $250,001 — roughly 17% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,748
Renter share27.3%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate3.9%
Median income$250,001
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
0
th percentile
Very Low
National
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Los Altos and the region
Centroid at 37.3774, -122.1117 · click any tract to drill in
Why Los Altos scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Los Altos
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
3.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Los Altos
3.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Los Altos
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Los Altos
2.8
How Los Altos compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 28%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 4.3%Housing insecurity
- 2.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 4.3%Food insecurity
- 3.1%SNAP enrollment
- 3.2%Transit barriers
- 2.4%No health insurance
- 10.8%Frequent mental distress
- 19.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 06085510300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085510300?
Census tract 06085510300 in Los Altos scores 3.7/10 (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 06085510300?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 10% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085510300?
3.9% of residents in tract 06085510300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,629.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085510300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 28th, minority 61th, housing 19th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06085510300 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.3% 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. 2.4% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06085510300 compare to Los Altos overall?
Tract 06085510300 scores 3.7/10 — lower than the parent city of Los Altos at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Los Altos; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Los Altos
Top eight tracts in Los Altos ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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