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Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

San Mateo Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06081606000 · San Mateo, CA · pop 5,476

Eviction risk in San Mateo centers on tract 06081606000, which scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,476 residents. That is riskier than roughly 55% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,566 monthly, set against $106,435 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 58% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 35% Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units2,412
Renter share58.3%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate14.0%
Median income$106,435

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 26 tracts In San Mateo
Very High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#19 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
High
Within state
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#5,551 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,926 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Mateo and the region

Centroid at 37.5810, -122.3315 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Mateo scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from San Mateo
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
14.0% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$2,566 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Mateo
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Mateo
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Mateo
5.1

How San Mateo compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
San Mateo risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 606000San Mateo: 8.18.1San Mateoparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in San Mateo

The score leans hardest on 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 San Mateo, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 62nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.9% 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 06081606000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081606000?

Census tract 06081606000 in San Mateo 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 average rent in tract 06081606000?

Median gross rent is $2,566/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081606000?

14.0% of residents in tract 06081606000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,476.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081606000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 47th, minority 79th, housing 70th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06081606000 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.0% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06081606000 compare to San Mateo overall?

Tract 06081606000 scores 5/10, lower than the parent city of San Mateo at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Mateo; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Mateo

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

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