Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
East Palo Alto Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06081611800 · San Mateo, CA · pop 4,558 · 63% of tract blocks fall in East Palo Alto
Census tract 06081611800 belongs to East Palo Alto, California. It is home to 4,558 residents and scores $1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #20,392 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $131,618 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,104
Renter share34.9%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$131,618
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
36
th percentile
Low
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across East Palo Alto and the region
Centroid at 37.4773, -122.1330 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Palo Alto scores 4.8
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
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
5.6
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 East Palo Alto compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%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.
- 21.1%Housing insecurity
- 9.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.4%Food insecurity
- 19.1%SNAP enrollment
- 12.1%Transit barriers
- 16.4%No health insurance
- 17.3%Frequent mental distress
- 31.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Palo Alto
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 East Palo Alto, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 21.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino 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.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 06081611800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081611800?
Census tract 06081611800 in East Palo Alto scores 4.8/10 (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 06081611800?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06081611800?
9.3% of residents in tract 06081611800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,558.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06081611800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 32th, minority 95th, housing 56th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06081611800 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.1% 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. 9.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06081611800 compare to East Palo Alto overall?
Tract 06081611800 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of East Palo Alto at 8.2/10. 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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