Within parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #3,797 of 84,120 nationally
San Mateo Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06081606000 · San Mateo, CA · pop 5,476
With a score of 9.1/10, tract 06081606000 in San Mateo, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,476 residents. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.
Risk score
9.1
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units2,412
Renter share58.3%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate14.0%
Median income$106,435
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
82
th percentile
High
National
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across San Mateo and the region
Centroid at 37.5810, -122.3315 · click any tract to drill in
Why San Mateo scores 9.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
14.0% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$2,566 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 50%Socioeconomic
- 47%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%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.
- 12.0%Housing insecurity
- 5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.2%Food insecurity
- 11.0%SNAP enrollment
- 7.7%Transit barriers
- 8.9%No health insurance
- 14.4%Frequent mental distress
- 24.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in San Mateo
Against the San Mateo County average of 7.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.1 points. Severe burden reaches 22%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.4/10. On the high side, local political climate reads 8.1/10.
Average gross rent is $2,566, 17% below the San Mateo average. Against San Mateo County at 44.9%, 40% of renters here are cost-burdened. On the national scale it lands near the 95th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.6/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $106,435.
58% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06081606000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081606000?
Census tract 06081606000 in San Mateo scores 9.1/10 (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 06081606000?
Median gross rent is $2,566/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06081606000?
14.0% of residents in tract 06081606000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,476.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06081606000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 47th, minority 79th, housing 70th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06081606000 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.0% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06081606000 compare to San Mateo overall?
Tract 06081606000 scores 9.1/10, 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.
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