Census Tract · Ranked #5,730 of 84,120 nationally

San Mateo Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06081607600 · San Mateo, CA · pop 3,978

With a score of 8.4/10, tract 06081607600 in San Mateo, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.

Risk score

8.4

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 36% Owners 40%

Tract context

Occupied units1,847

Renter share60.4%

SVI overall0.57

Poverty rate12.3%

Median income$124,156

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Mateo and the region

Centroid at 37.5581, -122.3067 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Mateo scores 8.4

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

12.3% poverty · this tract

3.1

Supply constraint

$2,660 rent vs county FMR

3.0

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: 57

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

30%Socioeconomic
54%Household composition
73%Racial/ethnic minority
79%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.

10.7%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
13.0%Food insecurity
10.2%SNAP enrollment
6.9%Transit barriers
7.1%No health insurance
14.4%Frequent mental distress
23.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in San Mateo

On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.4/10. Severe burden reaches 17%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the high side, local political climate reads 8.1/10.

Against the San Mateo County average of 7.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. Cost burden runs 40% here against 44.9% across San Mateo County.

Average gross rent is $2,660, 14% below the San Mateo average. Nationally it ranks #5,730 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.1/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $124,156.

60% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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 06081607600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081607600?

Census tract 06081607600 in San Mateo 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 06081607600?

Median gross rent is $2,660/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081607600?

12.3% of residents in tract 06081607600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,978.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081607600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 54th, minority 73th, housing 79th.

What share of households in tract 06081607600 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.7% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06081607600 compare to San Mateo overall?

Tract 06081607600 scores 8.4/10, 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.