Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Top of the Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Daly City

Tract 06081600701 · San Mateo, CA · pop 3,620 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

For landlords sizing up the Top of the Hill area of Daly City, census tract 06081600701 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. It lands near the 47th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,054 a month while the average household earns $74,049 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 14% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units1,169

Renter share28.6%

SVI overall0.85

Poverty rate7.5%

Median income$74,049

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Daly City and the region

Centroid at 37.7064, -122.4626 · click any tract to drill in

Why Top of the Hill scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Daly City

8.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.9

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

7.5% poverty · this tract

1.9

Supply constraint

$2,054 rent vs county FMR

1.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Daly City

5.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Daly City

4.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Daly City

5.2

How Top of the Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

93%Socioeconomic
34%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
77%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
3%Grade C
2%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Top of the Hill. 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.

14.0%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
19.7%Food insecurity
14.1%SNAP enrollment
9.0%Transit barriers
10.8%No health insurance
14.1%Frequent mental distress
27.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Top of the Hill

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.5/10. 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 Daly City, 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 Asian and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Part of this tract, about 2% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06081600701

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081600701?

Census tract 06081600701 in the Top of the Hill neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 06081600701?

Median gross rent is $2,054/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081600701?

7.5% of residents in tract 06081600701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,620.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081600701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 34th, minority 90th, housing 77th.

Is tract 06081600701 considered part of Top of the Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06081600701 fall within Top of the Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06081600701 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.0% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06081600701 compare to Daly City overall?

Tract 06081600701 scores 5.5/10, lower than the parent city of Daly City at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Daly City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06081600701 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 2% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Daly City

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