Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Foster City Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06081608300 · San Mateo, CA · pop 3,196
Foster City anchors census tract 06081608300, which lands at 4.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 30% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,174 a month against an average household income of $200,417 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,355
Renter share49.5%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$200,417
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
27
th percentile
Low
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Foster City and the region
Centroid at 37.5591, -122.2489 · click any tract to drill in
Why Foster City scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,174 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 83%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%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.
- 6.0%Housing insecurity
- 3.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.0%Food insecurity
- 4.5%SNAP enrollment
- 4.2%Transit barriers
- 3.4%No health insurance
- 11.1%Frequent mental distress
- 17.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Foster City
What moves this score most 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 below 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.
The tract is predominantly Asian and ranks around the 31st 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06081608300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081608300?
Census tract 06081608300 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 06081608300?
Median gross rent is $3,174/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06081608300?
3.7% of residents in tract 06081608300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,196.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06081608300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 24th, minority 83th, housing 66th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06081608300 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.0% 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. 3.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06081608300 compare to Foster City overall?
Tract 06081608300 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.
Tract · CA
06081608001
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · CA
06081608013
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · CA
06081608025
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · CA
06081608002
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · CA
06081608023
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · CA
06081608024
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · CA
06081608100
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · CA
06081608200
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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