Within parent city
72
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #9,043 of 84,120 nationally
Redwood City Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06081610202 · San Mateo, CA · pop 4,681
Census tract 06081610202 covers part of Redwood City, CA, and scores 7.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. 98% 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.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
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 county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
National
89
th percentile
High
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 7.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 3%Household composition
- 76%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%Housing & transportation
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.
- 10.3%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.6%Food insecurity
- 8.8%SNAP enrollment
- 6.9%Transit barriers
- 6.8%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 19.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Redwood City
The main counterweight is court filing pressure at 1.4/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.1/10. Against San Mateo County at 44.9%, 36% of renters here are cost-burdened.
16% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running hot, regional political climate reads 7.9/10. At $3,501 a month, rents run 18% over what the rest of Redwood City commands.
Against the San Mateo County average of 7.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points. That is riskier than roughly 89% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.4/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $179,052.
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 06081610202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081610202?
Census tract 06081610202 in Redwood City scores 7.8/10 (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 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 7.8/10, 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.
Tract · CA
06081610201
8.8
/ 10 · High
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Kensington Square
8.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
Kensington Square
8.3
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
Kensington Square
8.2
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
06081610400
8.1
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
Kensington Square
7.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
06081610100
7.5
/ 10 · High
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Sequoia Tract
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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