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Census Tract · Ranked #4,622 of 84,120 nationally

Redwood City Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06081610201 · San Mateo, CA · pop 5,256

Census tract 06081610201 covers part of Redwood City, CA, and scores 8.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. The severe-burden share is 29%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
8.8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47% Stable renters 33% Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units1,856
Renter share80.2%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$73,472

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 19 tracts In Redwood City
Very High
Within county
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
Very High
Within state
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#2,111 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
National
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#4,622 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Redwood City and the region

Centroid at 37.4848, -122.2138 · click any tract to drill in

Why Redwood City scores 8.8

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
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$2,387 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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 Redwood City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Redwood City risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.8This tracttract 6102017.4Redwood Cityparent city7.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

Cost burden runs 59% here against 44.9% across San Mateo County. Set annual rent against average income of $73,472 and the ratio lands at 39%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

80% 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 main counterweight is court filing pressure at 1.4/10.

Against the San Mateo County average of 7.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.8 points. On the high side, local political climate reads 8.1/10. Running hot, regional political climate reads 7.9/10.

At $2,387 a month, rents run 20% under what the rest of Redwood City commands. Food insecurity runs 24.9% against 17.8% nationally.

Nationally it ranks #4,622 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 8.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.3 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 06081610201

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081610201?

Census tract 06081610201 in Redwood City scores 8.8/10 (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 06081610201?

Median gross rent is $2,387/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081610201?

11.2% of residents in tract 06081610201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,256.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081610201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 64th, minority 89th, housing 90th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06081610201 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.3% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06081610201 compare to Redwood City overall?

Tract 06081610201 scores 8.8/10, 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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