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Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

San Mateo Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06081606201 · San Mateo, CA · pop 3,731

Census tract 06081606201 runs through San Mateo. With 3,731 residents, it scores 5.8/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 69% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 86% of renter households, a severe level, and 63% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is about $2,511 a month. About 76% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 65% Stable renters 11% Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units1,159
Renter share76.3%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate19.1%

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 26 tracts In San Mateo
Very High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
Very High
Within state
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#3,734 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
National
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#11,930 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Mateo and the region

Centroid at 37.5750, -122.3248 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Mateo scores 6

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
19.1% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$2,511 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 606201San Mateo: 8.18.1San Mateoparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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 heaviest input here 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 San Mateo, 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 in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 23.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06081606201

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081606201?

Census tract 06081606201 in San Mateo scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06081606201?

Median gross rent is $2,511/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 86% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081606201?

19.1% of residents in tract 06081606201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,731.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081606201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 90th, minority 91th, housing 83th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06081606201 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.4% 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. 11.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06081606201 compare to San Mateo overall?

Tract 06081606201 scores 6/10, lower than the parent city of San Mateo at 8.1/10. 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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