Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,382 of 84,120 nationally
Crescent Park Eviction Risk: High , East Palo Alto
Tract 06081612001 · San Mateo, CA · pop 4,017 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
06081612001 is a census tract in the Crescent Park area of East Palo Alto, CA. It scores 8.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,017 residents. Severe burden reaches 30%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
8.1
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units968
Renter share40.1%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$123,170
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across East Palo Alto and the region
Centroid at 37.4699, -122.1506 · click any tract to drill in
Why Crescent Park scores 8.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from East Palo Alto
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$2,854 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from East Palo Alto
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from East Palo Alto
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from East Palo Alto
7.0
How Crescent Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Crescent Park. 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.
- 22.6%Housing insecurity
- 10.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.1%Food insecurity
- 20.0%SNAP enrollment
- 12.9%Transit barriers
- 18.0%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 31.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Crescent Park
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. 59% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the San Mateo County average of 44.9%.
On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.9/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.4/10. Average gross rent is $2,854, 27% above the East Palo Alto average.
It sits 1.1 points above the San Mateo County average of 7.0. Housing insecurity runs 22.6% against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 26.1% against 17.8% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 91st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 5.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $123,170.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06081612001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081612001?
Census tract 06081612001 in the Crescent Park neighborhood scores 8.1/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06081612001?
Median gross rent is $2,854/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06081612001?
7.6% of residents in tract 06081612001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,017.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06081612001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 29th, minority 97th, housing 22th.
Q5
Is tract 06081612001 considered part of Crescent Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06081612001 fall within Crescent Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06081612001 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.6% 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. 10.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06081612001 compare to East Palo Alto overall?
Tract 06081612001 scores 8.1/10, right in line with the parent city of East Palo Alto at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Palo Alto; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in East Palo Alto
Top eight tracts in East Palo Alto ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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