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Census Tract · Ranked #9,043 of 84,120 nationally

South San Francisco Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06081601901 · San Mateo, CA · pop 4,080

Census tract 06081601901 covers part of South San Francisco, CA, and scores 7.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,080. The severe-burden share is 41%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
7.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 13% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,236
Renter share28.7%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate8.4%
Median income$102,406

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 14 tracts In South San Francisco
High
Within county
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#29 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
High
Within state
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#3,885 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
National
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#9,043 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across South San Francisco and the region

Centroid at 37.6660, -122.4344 · click any tract to drill in

Why South San Francisco scores 7.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from South San Francisco
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
8.4% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$2,703 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from South San Francisco
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South San Francisco
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from South San Francisco
5.3

How South San Francisco compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
South San Francisco risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.8This tracttract 6019017.0South San Franciscparent city7.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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 South San Francisco

Pulling hardest the other way is court filing pressure at 1.4/10. Against San Mateo County at 44.9%, 55% of renters here are cost-burdened. Running hot, local political climate reads 8.1/10.

On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8/10. It sits 0.8 points above the San Mateo County average of 7.0. Nationally it ranks #9,043 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.4/10. Average gross rent is $2,703, close to the South San Francisco average.

Annual rent works out to 32% of average household income of $102,406. 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06081601901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081601901?

Census tract 06081601901 in South San Francisco scores 7.8/10 (Elevated 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 06081601901?

Median gross rent is $2,703/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081601901?

8.4% of residents in tract 06081601901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,080.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081601901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 70th, minority 80th, housing 52th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06081601901 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.7% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06081601901 compare to South San Francisco overall?

Tract 06081601901 scores 7.8/10, higher than the parent city of South San Francisco at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South San Francisco eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in South San Francisco

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

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