Within parent city
29
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Menlo Park Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06081611700 · San Mateo, CA · pop 5,699
The Moderate-tier score of 5.1/10 for census tract 06081611700 reflects conditions in Menlo Park in San Mateo County, California. That is riskier than about 43% of US census tracts.
43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,252 monthly, set against $149,669 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,777
Renter share57.1%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$149,669
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Menlo Park and the region
Centroid at 37.4943, -122.1502 · click any tract to drill in
Why Menlo Park scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
4.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,252 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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 Menlo Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 77%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.
- 15.3%Housing insecurity
- 6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.9%Food insecurity
- 11.9%SNAP enrollment
- 8.7%Transit barriers
- 11.5%No health insurance
- 15.6%Frequent mental distress
- 24.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Menlo Park
What moves this score most 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 15.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 62nd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06081611700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081611700?
Census tract 06081611700 in Menlo Park 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 06081611700?
Median gross rent is $3,252/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06081611700?
4.0% of residents in tract 06081611700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,699.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06081611700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 25th, minority 89th, housing 77th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06081611700 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.3% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06081611700 compare to Menlo Park overall?
Tract 06081611700 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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