Census Tract · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally

South San Francisco Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06081601902 · San Mateo, CA · pop 5,664

With a score of 6.4/10, tract 06081601902 in South San Francisco, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,664 residents. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 35% Owners 41%

Tract context

Occupied units2,141

Renter share59.6%

SVI overall0.45

Poverty rate2.2%

Median income$148,224

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across South San Francisco and the region

Centroid at 37.6605, -122.4373 · click any tract to drill in

Why South San Francisco scores 6.4

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

2.2% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$3,113 rent vs county FMR

4.4

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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

28%Socioeconomic
6%Household composition
80%Racial/ethnic minority
90%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.

10.3%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
12.7%Food insecurity
8.9%SNAP enrollment
6.7%Transit barriers
6.9%No health insurance
13.3%Frequent mental distress
22.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South San Francisco

Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.4/10. Running hot, local political climate reads 8.1/10. Against San Mateo County at 44.9%, 40% of renters here are cost-burdened.

At $3,113 a month, rents run 11% over what the rest of South San Francisco commands. That is riskier than roughly 81% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

It tracks the San Mateo County average of 7.0 closely. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $148,224.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06081601902

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081601902?

Census tract 06081601902 in South San Francisco scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06081601902?

Median gross rent is $3,113/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081601902?

2.2% of residents in tract 06081601902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,664.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081601902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 6th, minority 80th, housing 90th.

What share of households in tract 06081601902 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.3% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06081601902 compare to South San Francisco overall?

Tract 06081601902 scores 6.4/10, lower 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.