Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Burlingame Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06081605501 · San Mateo, CA · pop 2,918
Here is how census tract 06081605501, in Burlingame, looks to a landlord: a 5.6/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,918. It lands near the 62nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,355 monthly, set against $79,550 in average yearly household income, roughly 36% of income at the averages. About 83% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 18%
Tract context
Occupied units1,670
Renter share82.6%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate14.8%
Median income$79,550
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Burlingame and the region
Centroid at 37.5794, -122.3506 · click any tract to drill in
Why Burlingame scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
14.8% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$2,355 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Burlingame
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Burlingame
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Burlingame
4.6
How Burlingame 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.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 7%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%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.
- 9.8%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.4%Food insecurity
- 9.5%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 14.8%Frequent mental distress
- 23.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Burlingame
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 White and Asian and ranks around the 45th 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 9.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% 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 06081605501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081605501?
Census tract 06081605501 in Burlingame scores 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06081605501?
Median gross rent is $2,355/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06081605501?
14.8% of residents in tract 06081605501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,918.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06081605501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 7th, minority 67th, housing 54th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06081605501 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.8% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06081605501 compare to Burlingame overall?
Tract 06081605501 scores 5/10, 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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