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Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

San Mateo Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06081607702 · San Mateo, CA · pop 3,299

The Moderate-tier score of 5.9/10 for census tract 06081607702 reflects conditions in San Mateo, California. That is riskier than about 73% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $150,987 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 8% Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units807
Renter share19.7%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate15.8%
Median income$150,987

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 26 tracts In San Mateo
High
Within county
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#35 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
High
Within state
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#6,254 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
National
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#31,159 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Mateo and the region

Centroid at 37.5649, -122.3027 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Mateo scores 4.6

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
15.8% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
5.6
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.
San Mateo risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.64.6This tracttract 607702San Mateo: 8.18.1San Mateoparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 65

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

What moves this score most 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 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 in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 65th 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 15.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% 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 06081607702

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081607702?

Census tract 06081607702 in San Mateo scores 4.6/10 (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 06081607702?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081607702?

15.8% of residents in tract 06081607702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,299.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081607702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 86th, minority 81th, housing 43th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06081607702 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.0% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06081607702 compare to San Mateo overall?

Tract 06081607702 scores 4.6/10, 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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