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Census Tract · Ranked #10,320 of 84,120 nationally

Redwood City Eviction Risk: Elevated

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

Census tract 06081610100 covers part of Redwood City, CA, and scores 7.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,551. 39% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
7.5
Elevated
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
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#45 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
Elevated
Within state
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#4,386 of 9,109 tracts In California
Moderate
National
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#10,320 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
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 7.5

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 / state7.5This tracttract 6101007.4Redwood Cityparent city7.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg 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 main counterweight is court filing pressure at 1.4/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.1/10.

Average gross rent is $2,296, 23% below the Redwood City average. Against San Mateo County at 44.9%, 52% of renters here are cost-burdened. That is riskier than roughly 88% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.9/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the San Mateo County average of 7.0 closely.

Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $126,767. 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06081610100

Q1

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

Census tract 06081610100 in Redwood City scores 7.5/10 (Elevated 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 7.5/10, right in line with 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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