Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Kensington Square Eviction Risk: Moderate , Redwood City

Tract 06081610902 · San Mateo, CA · pop 2,804 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

For landlords sizing up the Kensington Square neighborhood of Redwood City, census tract 06081610902 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. That is riskier than roughly 58% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

67% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,761 a month while the average household earns $116,250 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 43% Stable renters 21% Owners 36%

Tract context

Occupied units1,110

Renter share63.3%

SVI overall0.54

Poverty rate12.0%

Median income$116,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Redwood City and the region

Centroid at 37.4746, -122.2301 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kensington Square scores 5.5

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

12.0% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$2,761 rent vs county FMR

3.3

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

51%Socioeconomic
18%Household composition
73%Racial/ethnic minority
71%Housing & transportation

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.

12.6%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
13.9%Food insecurity
10.7%SNAP enrollment
7.6%Transit barriers
9.8%No health insurance
14.9%Frequent mental distress
24.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kensington Square

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 6.9/10. 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 Redwood City, 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 Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 54th 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 12.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% 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 06081610902

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081610902?

Census tract 06081610902 in the Kensington Square neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06081610902?

Median gross rent is $2,761/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081610902?

12.0% of residents in tract 06081610902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,804.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081610902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 18th, minority 73th, housing 71th.

Is tract 06081610902 considered part of Kensington Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06081610902 fall within Kensington Square (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06081610902 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.6% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06081610902 compare to Redwood City overall?

Tract 06081610902 scores 5.5/10, lower than the parent city of Redwood City at 8.2/10. 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.