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Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally

San Carlos Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06081609201 · San Mateo, CA · pop 3,548

Tract 06081609201, home to 3,548 residents in San Carlos in San Mateo County, scores 4.7/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #59,090 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,709 a month while the average household earns $185,804 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 27% Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,414
Renter share43.8%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate3.4%
Median income$185,804

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 9 tracts In San Carlos
Moderate
Within county
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#158 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
Very Low
Within state
1 th percentile
Rank, 1st percentileLowHigh
#8,991 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
National
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#73,892 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Carlos and the region

Centroid at 37.4991, -122.2567 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Carlos scores 2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from San Carlos
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
3.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,709 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Carlos
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Carlos
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Carlos
3.4

How San Carlos compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
San Carlos risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.02.0This tracttract 609201San Carlos: 7.87.8San Carlosparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 28

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 San Carlos

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.8/10. 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 Carlos, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 28th 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 06081609201

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081609201?

Census tract 06081609201 in San Carlos scores 2/10 (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 06081609201?

Median gross rent is $2,709/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081609201?

3.4% of residents in tract 06081609201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,548.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081609201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 42th, minority 48th, housing 72th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06081609201 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.8% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06081609201 compare to San Carlos overall?

Tract 06081609201 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of San Carlos at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Carlos; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Carlos

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

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