Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Burlingame Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06081605400 · San Mateo, CA · pop 6,790
In Burlingame in San Mateo County, census tract 06081605400 scores 5.3/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 51% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,196 monthly, set against $166,522 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units2,740
Renter share52.7%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate3.2%
Median income$166,522
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
29
th percentile
Low
Within state
10
th percentile
Very Low
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Burlingame and the region
Centroid at 37.5910, -122.3454 · click any tract to drill in
Why Burlingame scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Burlingame
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
3.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,196 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Burlingame
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Burlingame
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Burlingame
4.6
How Burlingame compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 19%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 8.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.6%Food insecurity
- 6.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.3%Transit barriers
- 5.1%No health insurance
- 13.8%Frequent mental distress
- 20.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Burlingame
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Burlingame, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the San Mateo County average of 5.1 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 31st 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06081605400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081605400?
Census tract 06081605400 in Burlingame scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 average rent in tract 06081605400?
Median gross rent is $3,196/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06081605400?
3.2% of residents in tract 06081605400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,790.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06081605400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 19th, minority 62th, housing 49th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06081605400 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.2% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06081605400 compare to Burlingame overall?
Tract 06081605400 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Burlingame at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Burlingame; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Burlingame
Top eight tracts in Burlingame ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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