Neighborhood · Ranked #5,730 of 84,120 nationally

Santa Teresa Eviction Risk: High , San Jose

Tract 06085512059 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 6,927 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

With a score of 8.4/10, tract 06085512059 in the Santa Teresa area of San Jose, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,927 residents. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10.

Risk score

8.4

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 17% Owners 68%

Tract context

Occupied units2,264

Renter share31.1%

SVI overall0.41

Poverty rate4.0%

Median income$163,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.2337, -121.7963 · click any tract to drill in

Why Santa Teresa scores 8.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from San Jose

8.5

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

$2,866 rent vs county FMR

3.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from San Jose

9.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

9.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from San Jose

8.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from San Jose

8.5

How Santa Teresa compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 41

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

9%Socioeconomic
55%Household composition
75%Racial/ethnic minority
71%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Santa Teresa. 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.

8.6%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
8.8%Food insecurity
6.4%SNAP enrollment
5.4%Transit barriers
5.5%No health insurance
13.6%Frequent mental distress
21.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Santa Teresa

Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 9/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1/10. Food insecurity runs 8.8% against 17.8% nationally.

SNAP participation runs 6.4% against 15.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #5,730 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.6/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 47% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

It tracks the Santa Clara County average of 8.0 closely. Average gross rent is $2,866, close to the San Jose average.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06085512059

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085512059?

Census tract 06085512059 in the Santa Teresa neighborhood scores 8.4/10 (High 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 06085512059?

Median gross rent is $2,866/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085512059?

4.0% of residents in tract 06085512059 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,927.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085512059?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 55th, minority 75th, housing 71th.

Is tract 06085512059 considered part of Santa Teresa?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085512059 fall within Santa Teresa (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085512059 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.6% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085512059 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085512059 scores 8.4/10, lower than the parent city of San Jose at 9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Jose eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Jose

Top eight tracts in San Jose ranked by composite eviction-risk score.