Census Tract · Ranked #4,888 of 84,120 nationally

San Mateo Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06081607200 · San Mateo, CA · pop 4,424

06081607200 is a census tract in San Mateo, CA. It scores 8.7/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,424 residents. The severe-burden share is 34%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

8.7

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 27% Owners 31%

Tract context

Occupied units1,650

Renter share69.5%

SVI overall0.67

Poverty rate14.4%

Median income$122,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Mateo and the region

Centroid at 37.5332, -122.2975 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Mateo scores 8.7

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

14.4% poverty · this tract

3.6

Supply constraint

$3,028 rent vs county FMR

4.1

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: 67

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

31%Socioeconomic
67%Household composition
78%Racial/ethnic minority
91%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.

16.4%Housing insecurity
8.4%Utility-shutoff threat
21.4%Food insecurity
18.2%SNAP enrollment
10.9%Transit barriers
12.2%No health insurance
16.9%Frequent mental distress
30.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in San Mateo

61% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the San Mateo County average of 44.9%. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.4/10.

70% 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. It sits 1.7 points above the San Mateo County average of 7.0.

On the high side, local political climate reads 8.1/10. Nationally it ranks #4,888 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7/10.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Average gross rent is $3,028, close to the San Mateo average. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $122,000.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 06081607200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081607200?

Census tract 06081607200 in San Mateo scores 8.7/10 (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 06081607200?

Median gross rent is $3,028/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081607200?

14.4% of residents in tract 06081607200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,424.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081607200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 67th, minority 78th, housing 91th.

What share of households in tract 06081607200 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.4% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06081607200 compare to San Mateo overall?

Tract 06081607200 scores 8.7/10, 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.