Census Tract · Ranked #3,529 of 84,120 nationally

San Mateo Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06081606201 · San Mateo, CA · pop 3,731

Census tract 06081606201 covers part of San Mateo, CA, and scores 9.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. 63% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

9.2

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 65% Stable renters 11% Owners 24%

Tract context

Occupied units1,159

Renter share76.3%

SVI overall0.92

Poverty rate19.1%

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Mateo and the region

Centroid at 37.5750, -122.3248 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Mateo scores 9.2

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

19.1% poverty · this tract

4.8

Supply constraint

$2,511 rent vs county FMR

2.6

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

85%Socioeconomic
90%Household composition
91%Racial/ethnic minority
83%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.

23.4%Housing insecurity
11.4%Utility-shutoff threat
29.9%Food insecurity
24.9%SNAP enrollment
14.4%Transit barriers
19.6%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
34.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in San Mateo

86% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the San Mateo County average of 44.9%. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.

It sits 2.2 points above the San Mateo County average of 7.0. 76% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.4/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.1/10.

Average gross rent is $2,511, 18% below the San Mateo average. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Housing insecurity runs 23.4% against 14.2% nationally. Adults with no health insurance runs 19.6% against 11.3% nationally. Nationally it ranks #3,529 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.3/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.7 points hotter.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06081606201

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081606201?

Census tract 06081606201 in San Mateo scores 9.2/10 (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 06081606201?

Median gross rent is $2,511/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 86% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081606201?

19.1% of residents in tract 06081606201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,731.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081606201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 90th, minority 91th, housing 83th.

What share of households in tract 06081606201 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.4% 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. 11.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06081606201 compare to San Mateo overall?

Tract 06081606201 scores 9.2/10, higher than the parent city of San Mateo at 7.8/10. 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.