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Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Redwood City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06081610202 · San Mateo, CA · pop 4,681

Tract 06081610202, home to 4,681 residents in Redwood City in San Mateo County, scores 5.2/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #44,503 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $179,052 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 98% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 62% Owners 3%
Tract context
Occupied units2,501
Renter share97.8%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate11.9%
Median income$179,052

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#6 of 19 tracts In Redwood City
Elevated
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#15 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
Very High
Within state
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#5,204 of 9,109 tracts In California
Moderate
National
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#22,213 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Redwood City and the region

Centroid at 37.4895, -122.2304 · click any tract to drill in

Why Redwood City scores 5.2

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
11.9% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
5.6
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: 5.25.2This tracttract 610202Redwood City: 8.28.2Redwood Cityparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06081610202

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081610202?

Census tract 06081610202 in Redwood City scores 5.2/10 (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 06081610202?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081610202?

11.9% of residents in tract 06081610202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,681.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081610202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 3th, minority 76th, housing 97th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06081610202 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.3% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06081610202 compare to Redwood City overall?

Tract 06081610202 scores 5.2/10, 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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