Neighborhood · Ranked #12,919 of 84,120 nationally

Fairmeadow Eviction Risk: Elevated , Palo Alto

Tract 06085510802 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 1,997 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

With a score of 7/10, tract 06085510802 in the Fairmeadow area of Palo Alto, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 18% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units710

Renter share28.5%

SVI overall0.33

Poverty rate2.8%

Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Palo Alto and the region

Centroid at 37.4144, -122.1104 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fairmeadow scores 7

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

2.8% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$3,501 rent vs county FMR

5.2

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 Fairmeadow compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

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

12%Socioeconomic
66%Household composition
64%Racial/ethnic minority
41%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Fairmeadow. 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.

5.0%Housing insecurity
2.6%Utility-shutoff threat
5.3%Food insecurity
3.7%SNAP enrollment
3.6%Transit barriers
2.9%No health insurance
11.1%Frequent mental distress
21.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fairmeadow

Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.8/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10.

The severe-burden share is 14%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. SNAP participation runs 3.7% against 15.2% nationally.

Against Santa Clara County at 43.5%, 37% of renters here are cost-burdened. It sits 1.0 points below the Santa Clara County average of 8.0. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 2.6% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

On the national scale it lands near the 85th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Against average income of $250,001, annual rent is just 17%. 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06085510802

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085510802?

Census tract 06085510802 in the Fairmeadow neighborhood scores 7/10 (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 06085510802?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085510802?

2.8% of residents in tract 06085510802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,997.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085510802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 66th, minority 64th, housing 41th.

Is tract 06085510802 considered part of Fairmeadow?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085510802 fall within Fairmeadow (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085510802 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.0% 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. 2.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085510802 compare to Palo Alto overall?

Tract 06085510802 scores 7/10, 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

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