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Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

San Mateo Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06081608502 · San Mateo, CA · pop 2,628

Tract 06081608502 covers San Mateo in San Mateo County in California. Home to 2,628 residents, it scores $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 40% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 30% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,209 a month while the average household earns $137,072 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 32% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,139
Renter share45.5%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate10.2%
Median income$137,072

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 26 tracts In San Mateo
Elevated
Within county
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#74 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
Elevated
Within state
26 th percentile
Rank, 26th percentileLowHigh
#6,777 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
National
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#37,643 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Mateo and the region

Centroid at 37.5317, -122.2826 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Mateo scores 4.2

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
10.2% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$3,209 rent vs county FMR
4.7
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.
San Mateo risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.24.2This tracttract 608502San Mateo: 8.18.1San Mateoparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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 score leans hardest on 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 about the same as 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 Asian and White and ranks around the 25th 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 8.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.1% 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 06081608502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081608502?

Census tract 06081608502 in San Mateo scores 4.2/10 (Moderate 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 06081608502?

Median gross rent is $3,209/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081608502?

10.2% of residents in tract 06081608502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,628.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081608502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 20th, minority 73th, housing 35th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06081608502 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.2% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06081608502 compare to San Mateo overall?

Tract 06081608502 scores 4.2/10, 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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