Census Tract · Ranked #7,382 of 84,120 nationally

Redwood City Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06081610400 · San Mateo, CA · pop 5,981

Census tract 06081610400 covers part of Redwood City, CA, and scores 8.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,981 residents. The severe-burden share is 26%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

8.1

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 21% Owners 54%

Tract context

Occupied units1,457

Renter share46.0%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate10.6%

Median income$114,464

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Redwood City and the region

Centroid at 37.4825, -122.1915 · click any tract to drill in

Why Redwood City scores 8.1

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

10.6% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$2,663 rent vs county FMR

3.0

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: 73

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

71%Socioeconomic
58%Household composition
88%Racial/ethnic minority
60%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.

21.6%Housing insecurity
11.2%Utility-shutoff threat
27.2%Food insecurity
24.1%SNAP enrollment
13.3%Transit barriers
17.1%No health insurance
17.8%Frequent mental distress
33.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Redwood City

The main counterweight is court filing pressure at 1.4/10. 55% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the San Mateo County average of 44.9%.

On the high side, local political climate reads 8.1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 7.9/10.

It sits 1.1 points above the San Mateo County average of 7.0. SNAP participation runs 24.1% against 15.2% nationally.

Housing insecurity runs 21.6% against 14.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $2,663, 10% below the Redwood City average.

That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 7.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $114,464.

46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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 06081610400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081610400?

Census tract 06081610400 in Redwood City scores 8.1/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06081610400?

Median gross rent is $2,663/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081610400?

10.6% of residents in tract 06081610400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,981.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081610400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 58th, minority 88th, housing 60th.

What share of households in tract 06081610400 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.6% 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. 11.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06081610400 compare to Redwood City overall?

Tract 06081610400 scores 8.1/10, 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.