Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
College Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate , Palo Alto
Tract 06085511502 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,223 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Here is how census tract 06085511502, in the College Terrace area of Palo Alto, looks to a landlord: a 4.6/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,223. That is riskier than roughly 27% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 0% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $250,001 a year. Renters make up 4% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units939
Renter share4.4%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate1.2%
Median income$250,001
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palo Alto and the region
Centroid at 37.4155, -122.1618 · click any tract to drill in
Why College Terrace scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
1.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palo Alto
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palo Alto
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palo Alto
8.5
How College Terrace compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 3
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 0%Socioeconomic
- 4%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 32%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within College Terrace. 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.
- 5.5%Housing insecurity
- 2.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.5%Food insecurity
- 3.8%SNAP enrollment
- 4.3%Transit barriers
- 3.6%No health insurance
- 14.2%Frequent mental distress
- 21.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in College Terrace
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Palo Alto, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Santa Clara County average of 5.4 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 3rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085511502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085511502?
Census tract 06085511502 in the College Terrace neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 poverty rate in tract 06085511502?
1.2% of residents in tract 06085511502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,223.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085511502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 0th, household 4th, minority 50th, housing 32th.
Q4
Is tract 06085511502 considered part of College Terrace?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085511502 fall within College Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q5
What share of households in tract 06085511502 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.5% 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. 2.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06085511502 compare to Palo Alto overall?
Tract 06085511502 scores 5/10, lower than the parent city of Palo Alto at 7.8/10. 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.
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