10 census tracts · pop 42,760 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 5.9–8.6
Kensington Square is a 10-tract neighborhood of Redwood City, CA, population 42,760. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, Elevated tier. 54% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Redwood City rate of 28.4%.
31% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.9 to 8.6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.6/10.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $3,043, close to the Redwood City average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $166,247.
48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.3 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
10 tracts · population-weighted
Kensington Square vs Redwood CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kensington Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.6%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility shutoff threat
11.8%Food insecurity
9.0%SNAP enrollment
7.9%No health insurance
23.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kensington Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kensington Square?
Kensington Square scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 10 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 Kensington Square compare to Redwood City overall?
Kensington Square scores 0.1 points lower than Redwood City overall (7.4/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $3,043 vs $2,968.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kensington Square?
Average gross rent in Kensington Square is $3,043/month (pop-weighted across 10 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kensington Square residents are renters?
48% of Kensington Square households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Redwood City). The neighborhood has 42,760 residents.
Q5
Is Kensington Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Kensington Square sits in the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Kensington Square have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Kensington Square is census tract 06081610203 (score 8.6/10). Across the 10 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.9 to 8.6, a spread of 2.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Kensington Square for landlords?
Kensington Square carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). Pop-weighted across 10 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Redwood City as a whole (7.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Kensington Square?
Kensington Square has 41,760 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (45%), Hispanic / Latino (33.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
