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Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Millbrae Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06081604500 · San Mateo, CA · pop 3,756

Eviction risk in Millbrae in San Mateo County centers on tract 06081604500, which scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,756 residents. On the national scale it ranks #35,052 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

67% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,978 monthly, set against $158,696 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 6% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,310
Renter share17.0%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$158,696

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 6 tracts In Millbrae
Moderate
Within county
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#143 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
Very Low
Within state
7 th percentile
Rank, 7th percentileLowHigh
#8,518 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
National
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#60,063 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Millbrae and the region

Centroid at 37.6062, -122.4101 · click any tract to drill in

Why Millbrae scores 2.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Millbrae
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,978 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Millbrae
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Millbrae
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Millbrae
5.3

How Millbrae compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Millbrae risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.92.9This tracttract 604500Millbrae: 8.28.2Millbraeparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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 Millbrae

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 Millbrae, 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 below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 45th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.4% 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 06081604500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081604500?

Census tract 06081604500 in Millbrae scores 2.9/10 (Lower 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 06081604500?

Median gross rent is $2,978/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081604500?

4.5% of residents in tract 06081604500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,756.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081604500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 65th, minority 74th, housing 57th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06081604500 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.2% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06081604500 compare to Millbrae overall?

Tract 06081604500 scores 2.9/10, lower than the parent city of Millbrae at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Millbrae; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Millbrae

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

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