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Stanford Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Menlo Park

Tract 06081613000 · San Mateo, CA · pop 3,460 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

In Stanford Hills in Menlo Park, census tract 06081613000 scores 5.2/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 47th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,501 monthly, set against $250,001 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 14% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,174
Renter share24.2%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate2.4%
Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Stanford Hills
Moderate
Within parent city
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 8 tracts In Menlo Park
Low
Within county
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#134 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
Low
Within state
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#8,405 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Menlo Park and the region

Centroid at 37.4230, -122.2028 · click any tract to drill in

Why Stanford Hills scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Menlo Park
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
2.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Menlo Park
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Menlo Park
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Menlo Park
4.0

How Stanford Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Stanford Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.03.0This tracttract 613000Menlo Park: 8.08.0Menlo Parkparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 20

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Stanford Hills. 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 Stanford Hills

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Menlo Park, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the San Mateo County average of 5.1 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 4.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 20th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06081613000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081613000?

Census tract 06081613000 in the Stanford Hills neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower 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 06081613000?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081613000?

2.4% of residents in tract 06081613000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,460.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081613000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 29th, minority 52th, housing 53th.
Q5

Is tract 06081613000 considered part of Stanford Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06081613000 fall within Stanford Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06081613000 struggle to pay rent?

About 4.5% 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. 2.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06081613000 compare to Menlo Park overall?

Tract 06081613000 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Menlo Park at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Menlo Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Menlo Park

Top eight tracts in Menlo Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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