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

University South Eviction Risk: Elevated , Palo Alto

Tract 06085511301 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,925 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

With a score of 7/10, tract 06085511301 in the University South area of Palo Alto, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,925 residents. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 29% Owners 52%

Tract context

Occupied units1,568

Renter share47.9%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate4.0%

Median income$233,864

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Palo Alto and the region

Centroid at 37.4432, -122.1533 · click any tract to drill in

Why University South 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

4.0% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,608 rent vs county FMR

2.6

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 University South compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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

13%Socioeconomic
15%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
69%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.

5.9%Housing insecurity
3.1%Utility-shutoff threat
6.0%Food insecurity
4.7%SNAP enrollment
4.2%Transit barriers
3.8%No health insurance
12.5%Frequent mental distress
22.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University South

Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.8/10. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10.

Severe burden reaches 20%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Average gross rent is $2,608, 25% below the Palo Alto average.

Food insecurity runs 6.0% against 17.8% nationally. It sits 1.0 points below the Santa Clara County average of 8.0.

Cost burden runs 39% here against 43.5% across Santa Clara County. Housing insecurity runs 5.9% against 14.2% nationally.

Nationally it ranks #12,919 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.6/10. Against average income of $233,864, annual rent is just 13%.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085511301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085511301?

Census tract 06085511301 in the University South 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 06085511301?

Median gross rent is $2,608/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085511301?

4.0% of residents in tract 06085511301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,925.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085511301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 15th, minority 59th, housing 69th.

Is tract 06085511301 considered part of University South?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085511301 fall within University South (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085511301 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.9% 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 06085511301 compare to Palo Alto overall?

Tract 06085511301 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.

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