With a score of 7.8/10, tract 06081606400 in San Mateo, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,739. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%Stable renters 42%Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units2,479
Renter share66.0%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate8.1%
Median income$153,102
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
60th percentile
#11 of 26 tracts In San Mateo
Elevated
Within county
81th percentile
#33 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
High
Within state
57th percentile
#3,885 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
National
89th percentile
#9,043 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across San Mateo and the region
Centroid at 37.5614, -122.3256 · click any tract to drill in
Why San Mateo scores 7.8
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
8.1% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$3,171 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
6.4%Housing insecurity
3.3%Utility-shutoff threat
7.2%Food insecurity
5.3%SNAP enrollment
4.5%Transit barriers
4.1%No health insurance
12.1%Frequent mental distress
21.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in San Mateo
Severe burden reaches 22%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.4/10. This is renter territory: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Against San Mateo County at 44.9%, 37% of renters here are cost-burdened. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.1/10.
Food insecurity runs 7.2% against 17.8% nationally. It sits 0.8 points above the San Mateo County average of 7.0. Adults with no health insurance runs 4.1% against 11.3% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #9,043 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $3,171, close to the San Mateo average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06081606400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081606400?
Census tract 06081606400 in San Mateo scores 7.8/10 (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 06081606400?
Median gross rent is $3,171/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06081606400?
8.1% of residents in tract 06081606400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,739.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06081606400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 62th, minority 69th, housing 83th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06081606400 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.4% 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. 3.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06081606400 compare to San Mateo overall?
Tract 06081606400 scores 7.8/10, right in line with 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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