3 census tracts · pop 11,280 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 6–7.2
Stanford Hills takes in 3 census tracts of Menlo Park, CA and houses 11,280 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.6/10, in the Elevated tier. 46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Menlo Park rate of 28.4%.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.1/10. The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6 to 7.2, a 1.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
Food insecurity affects 4.8% of adults, 13.0 points below the national rate. 2.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
At 21% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $250,001, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $3,427, close to the Menlo Park average.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Stanford Hills vs Menlo ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport35%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Stanford Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.5%Housing insecurity
2.5%Utility shutoff threat
4.8%Food insecurity
3.5%SNAP enrollment
2.7%No health insurance
20.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Stanford Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Stanford Hills?
Stanford Hills scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Stanford Hills compare to Menlo Park overall?
Stanford Hills scores 0.9 points lower than Menlo Park overall (7.5/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $3,427 vs $3,239.
Q3
What is the average rent in Stanford Hills?
Average gross rent in Stanford Hills is $3,427/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Stanford Hills residents are renters?
21% of Stanford Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Menlo Park). The neighborhood has 11,280 residents.
Q5
Is Stanford Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Stanford Hills sits in the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Stanford Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Stanford Hills is census tract 06081612800 (score 7.2/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 7.2, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Stanford Hills for landlords?
Stanford Hills carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Menlo Park as a whole (7.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Stanford Hills?
Stanford Hills has 10,619 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18.3%), Other / Multiracial (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
