Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Highlands Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06081606900 · San Mateo, CA · pop 2,797 · 91% of tract blocks fall in Highlands
For landlords sizing up Highlands, census tract 06081606900 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.5/10. On the national scale it ranks #64,037 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 38% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $250,001 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units868
Renter share17.4%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$250,001
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
1
th percentile
Very Low
National
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Highlands and the region
Centroid at 37.5200, -122.3457 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highlands scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Highlands
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Highlands
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Highlands
4.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Highlands
2.7
How Highlands compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%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.
- 5.1%Housing insecurity
- 2.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.7%Food insecurity
- 4.1%SNAP enrollment
- 3.8%Transit barriers
- 2.7%No health insurance
- 11.0%Frequent mental distress
- 21.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highlands
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 6.4/10. 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 Highlands, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.8% 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 06081606900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081606900?
Census tract 06081606900 in Highlands scores 2/10 (Lower 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 06081606900?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06081606900?
4.4% of residents in tract 06081606900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,797.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06081606900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 13th, minority 63th, housing 40th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06081606900 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.1% 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. 2.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06081606900 compare to Highlands overall?
Tract 06081606900 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Highlands at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Highlands; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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