Within parent city
78
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
San Bruno Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06081603900 · San Mateo, CA · pop 5,633
How risky is San Bruno for landlords? Census tract 06081603900 scores 5.6/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 62% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 63% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,934 a month while the average household earns $122,273 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units2,112
Renter share33.9%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate6.4%
Median income$122,273
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across San Bruno and the region
Centroid at 37.6141, -122.4171 · click any tract to drill in
Why San Bruno scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from San Bruno
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
6.4% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$2,934 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Bruno
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Bruno
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Bruno
5.1
How San Bruno compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 70%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%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.
- 9.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.9%Food insecurity
- 9.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 6.6%No health insurance
- 14.4%Frequent mental distress
- 25.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in San Bruno
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. 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 San Bruno, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 9.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06081603900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081603900?
Census tract 06081603900 in San Bruno scores 3.1/10 (Lower 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 06081603900?
Median gross rent is $2,934/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06081603900?
6.4% of residents in tract 06081603900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,633.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06081603900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 46th, minority 70th, housing 89th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06081603900 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.9% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06081603900 compare to San Bruno overall?
Tract 06081603900 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of San Bruno at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Bruno; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in San Bruno
Top eight tracts in San Bruno ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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