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Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

Foster City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06081608023 · San Mateo, CA · pop 2,366

Census tract 06081608023 covers Foster City, home to 2,366 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 40% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,501 a month while the average household earns $246,750 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 8% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units784
Renter share14.3%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate1.2%
Median income$246,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 9 tracts In Foster City
Very Low
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#60 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
Elevated
Within state
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#6,632 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
National
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#35,899 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Foster City and the region

Centroid at 37.5412, -122.2711 · click any tract to drill in

Why Foster City scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Foster City
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
1.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Foster City
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Foster City
4.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Foster City
5.1

How Foster City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Foster City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.34.3This tracttract 608023Foster City: 8.08.0Foster Cityparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

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 Foster City

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.8/10. 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 Foster City, 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 15th 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 06081608023

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081608023?

Census tract 06081608023 in Foster City scores 4.3/10 (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 06081608023?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081608023?

1.2% of residents in tract 06081608023 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,366.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081608023?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 52th, minority 76th, housing 10th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06081608023 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.3% 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. 2.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06081608023 compare to Foster City overall?

Tract 06081608023 scores 4.3/10, lower than the parent city of Foster City at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Foster City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Foster City

Top eight tracts in Foster City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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