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Census Tract · Ranked #6,676 of 84,120 nationally

San Mateo Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06081605901 · San Mateo, CA · pop 2,815

06081605901 is a census tract in San Mateo, CA. It scores 8.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,815 residents. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.

Risk score
8.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 36% Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units1,128
Renter share71.4%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate12.2%
Median income$131,827

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 26 tracts In San Mateo
Elevated
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#19 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
High
Within state
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#3,318 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
National
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#6,676 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Mateo and the region

Centroid at 37.5739, -122.3366 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Mateo scores 8.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from San Mateo
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
12.2% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$2,953 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Mateo
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Mateo
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Mateo
5.1

How San Mateo compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
San Mateo risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.2This tracttract 6059017.8San Mateoparent city7.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

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 San Mateo

The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.4/10.

This is renter territory: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.1/10. It sits 1.2 points above the San Mateo County average of 7.0.

Against San Mateo County at 44.9%, 50% of renters here are cost-burdened. Nationally it ranks #6,676 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $2,953, close to the San Mateo average.

Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $131,827.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 06081605901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081605901?

Census tract 06081605901 in San Mateo scores 8.2/10 (High 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 06081605901?

Median gross rent is $2,953/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081605901?

12.2% of residents in tract 06081605901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,815.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081605901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 25th, minority 70th, housing 81th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06081605901 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.0% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06081605901 compare to San Mateo overall?

Tract 06081605901 scores 8.2/10, higher than the parent city of San Mateo at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Mateo; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Mateo

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

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