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Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Belmont Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06081608600 · San Mateo, CA · pop 4,598

Census tract 06081608600 belongs to Belmont, California. It is home to 4,598 residents and scores 5.3/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 51st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,872 a month while the average household earns $142,875 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 68% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 38% Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units1,953
Renter share67.9%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate9.6%
Median income$142,875

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 5 tracts In Belmont
High
Within county
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#95 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
Moderate
Within state
16 th percentile
Rank, 16th percentileLowHigh
#7,640 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
National
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#48,083 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Belmont and the region

Centroid at 37.5263, -122.2736 · click any tract to drill in

Why Belmont scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Belmont
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
9.6% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$2,872 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Belmont
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Belmont
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Belmont
4.4

How Belmont compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Belmont risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 608600Belmont: 8.18.1Belmontparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 66

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 Belmont

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Belmont, 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.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 66th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06081608600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081608600?

Census tract 06081608600 in Belmont scores 3.6/10 (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 06081608600?

Median gross rent is $2,872/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081608600?

9.6% of residents in tract 06081608600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,598.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081608600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 41th, minority 71th, housing 88th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06081608600 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.0% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06081608600 compare to Belmont overall?

Tract 06081608600 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Belmont at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Belmont; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Belmont

Top eight tracts in Belmont ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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