Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #12,919 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown North Eviction Risk: Elevated , Menlo Park
Tract 06081612600 · San Mateo, CA · pop 4,372 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
With a score of 7/10, tract 06081612600 in the Downtown North area of Menlo Park, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,372. Against San Mateo County at 44.9%, 27% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 55%
Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units1,929
Renter share75.4%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$188,977
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
42
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Menlo Park and the region
Centroid at 37.4492, -122.1817 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown North scores 7
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
$2,684 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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 Downtown North compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 48%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Downtown North. 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.
- 5.5%Housing insecurity
- 3.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.5%Food insecurity
- 4.2%SNAP enrollment
- 3.9%Transit barriers
- 3.2%No health insurance
- 12.5%Frequent mental distress
- 18.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown North
The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.7/10. 75% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.
Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.4/10. Disability prevalence runs 18.6% against 31.5% nationally. The severe-burden share is 13%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Average gross rent is $2,684, 17% below the Menlo Park average. Housing insecurity runs 5.5% against 14.2% nationally.
That is riskier than roughly 85% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Against average income of $188,977, annual rent is just 17%. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06081612600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081612600?
Census tract 06081612600 in the Downtown North neighborhood scores 7/10 (Elevated 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 06081612600?
Median gross rent is $2,684/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06081612600?
4.0% of residents in tract 06081612600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,372.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06081612600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 44th, minority 48th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 06081612600 considered part of Downtown North?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06081612600 fall within Downtown North (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06081612600 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.5% 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. 3.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06081612600 compare to Menlo Park overall?
Tract 06081612600 scores 7/10, lower than the parent city of Menlo Park at 7.5/10. 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.
Tract · CA
Crescent Park
7.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
Stanford Hills
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
Downtown North
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
06081611600
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
Downtown North
7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
06081611700
7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
Stanford Hills
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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