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Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Redwood City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06081610100 · San Mateo, CA · pop 2,551

Census tract 06081610100 covers Redwood City in San Mateo County, home to 2,551 residents. For landlords it grades 5.3/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 51% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,296 monthly, set against $126,767 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 26% Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units897
Renter share53.4%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$126,767

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 19 tracts In Redwood City
Elevated
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#18 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
Very High
Within state
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#5,551 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,926 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Redwood City and the region

Centroid at 37.4932, -122.2387 · click any tract to drill in

Why Redwood City scores 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
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$2,296 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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 Redwood City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Redwood City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 610100Redwood City: 8.28.2Redwood Cityparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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 Redwood City

The score leans hardest on 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 about the same as 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 White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 43rd 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 13.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.2% 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 06081610100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081610100?

Census tract 06081610100 in Redwood City scores 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06081610100?

Median gross rent is $2,296/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081610100?

7.9% of residents in tract 06081610100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,551.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081610100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 7th, minority 72th, housing 42th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06081610100 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.1% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06081610100 compare to Redwood City overall?

Tract 06081610100 scores 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.

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