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Neighborhood · Ranked #6,330 of 84,120 nationally

Kensington Square Eviction Risk: High , Redwood City

Tract 06081610800 · San Mateo, CA · pop 4,311 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

06081610800 is a census tract in the Kensington Square area of Redwood City, CA. It scores 8.3/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,311 residents. 62% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the San Mateo County average of 44.9%.

Risk score
8.3
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 54% Stable renters 32% Owners 14%
Tract context
Occupied units1,470
Renter share85.8%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate8.1%
Median income$96,591

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 10 tracts In Kensington Square
High
Within parent city
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 19 tracts In Redwood City
High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#17 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
Very High
Within state
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#3,143 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Redwood City and the region

Centroid at 37.4702, -122.2260 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kensington Square scores 8.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Redwood City
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
8.1% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$2,719 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Redwood City
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Redwood City
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Redwood City
5.8

How Kensington Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Kensington Square risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.3This tracttract 6108007.4Redwood Cityparent city7.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Kensington Square. 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 Kensington Square

86% 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. The clearest offset is court filing pressure at 1.4/10. Severe burden reaches 22%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Set annual rent against average income of $96,591 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.1/10.

On the softer side, economic stress reads 2/10. Against the San Mateo County average of 7.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points. Average gross rent is $2,719, 8% below the Redwood City average.

On the national scale it lands near the 92nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 8.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 0.8 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 06081610800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081610800?

Census tract 06081610800 in the Kensington Square neighborhood scores 8.3/10 (High 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 06081610800?

Median gross rent is $2,719/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081610800?

8.1% of residents in tract 06081610800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,311.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081610800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 55th, minority 85th, housing 98th.
Q5

Is tract 06081610800 considered part of Kensington Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06081610800 fall within Kensington Square (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06081610800 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.0% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06081610800 compare to Redwood City overall?

Tract 06081610800 scores 8.3/10, higher than the parent city of Redwood City at 7.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Redwood City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Redwood City

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

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