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Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Burlingame Hills Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06081604900 · San Mateo, CA · pop 3,040 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Tract 06081604900 covers Burlingame Hills in Burlingame in California. Home to 3,040 residents, it scores 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 58% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 66% of renter households, a severe level, and 53% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,501 monthly, set against $136,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 10% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,178
Renter share27.7%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$136,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Burlingame Hills
Moderate
Within parent city
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 6 tracts In Burlingame
Moderate
Within county
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#141 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
Very Low
Within state
7 th percentile
Rank, 7th percentileLowHigh
#8,518 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Burlingame and the region

Centroid at 37.5893, -122.3981 · click any tract to drill in

Why Burlingame Hills scores 2.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Burlingame
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Burlingame
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Burlingame
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Burlingame
5.3

How Burlingame Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Burlingame Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.92.9This tracttract 604900Burlingame: 8.18.1Burlingameparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Burlingame Hills. 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 Burlingame Hills

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 Burlingame, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 White and ranks around the 50th 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 6.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.1% 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 06081604900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081604900?

Census tract 06081604900 in the Burlingame Hills neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (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 06081604900?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081604900?

4.8% of residents in tract 06081604900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,040.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081604900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 62th, minority 82th, housing 73th.
Q5

Is tract 06081604900 considered part of Burlingame Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06081604900 fall within Burlingame Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06081604900 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.5% 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. 3.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06081604900 compare to Burlingame overall?

Tract 06081604900 scores 2.9/10, lower than the parent city of Burlingame at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Burlingame; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Burlingame

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

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