Neighborhood · Ranked #13,349 of 84,120 nationally

Ventura Eviction Risk: Elevated , Palo Alto

Tract 06085510700 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,784 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

06085510700 is a census tract in the Ventura area of Palo Alto, CA. It scores 6.9/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,784 residents. 31% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

6.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 25% Owners 45%

Tract context

Occupied units2,260

Renter share55.6%

SVI overall0.14

Poverty rate3.2%

Median income$185,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Palo Alto and the region

Centroid at 37.4174, -122.1282 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ventura scores 6.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Palo Alto

8.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.4

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

3.2% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,792 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Palo Alto

4.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Palo Alto

8.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Palo Alto

3.9

How Ventura compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 14

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

4%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
56%Housing & transportation

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.

6.3%Housing insecurity
3.1%Utility-shutoff threat
6.7%Food insecurity
4.6%SNAP enrollment
4.3%Transit barriers
3.6%No health insurance
12.3%Frequent mental distress
18.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ventura

The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.8/10. Against Santa Clara County at 43.5%, 55% of renters here are cost-burdened.

On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. Food insecurity runs 6.7% against 17.8% nationally. Average gross rent is $2,792, 20% below the Palo Alto average.

It sits 1.1 points below the Santa Clara County average of 8.0. Housing insecurity runs 6.3% against 14.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #13,349 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.3/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $185,000. 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085510700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085510700?

Census tract 06085510700 in the Ventura neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06085510700?

Median gross rent is $2,792/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085510700?

3.2% of residents in tract 06085510700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,784.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085510700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 5th, minority 72th, housing 56th.

Is tract 06085510700 considered part of Ventura?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085510700 fall within Ventura (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085510700 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.3% 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. 3.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085510700 compare to Palo Alto overall?

Tract 06085510700 scores 6.9/10, lower than the parent city of Palo Alto at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palo Alto; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Palo Alto

Top eight tracts in Palo Alto ranked by composite eviction-risk score.