Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Kensington Square Eviction Risk: Lower , Redwood City
Tract 06081609300 · San Mateo, CA · pop 3,449 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
For landlords sizing up the Kensington Square area of Redwood City, census tract 06081609300 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. That is riskier than roughly 47% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 47% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $243,214 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,156
Renter share19.4%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate1.9%
Median income$243,214
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
38
th percentile
Low
Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
1
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Redwood City and the region
Centroid at 37.4908, -122.2519 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kensington Square scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Redwood City
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
1.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Redwood City
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Redwood City
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Redwood City
3.4
How Kensington Square compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 20%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Kensington Square. 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.
- 5.9%Housing insecurity
- 3.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.8%Food insecurity
- 4.5%SNAP enrollment
- 4.1%Transit barriers
- 3.1%No health insurance
- 12.7%Frequent mental distress
- 20.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kensington Square
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.8/10. 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 Redwood City, 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 riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06081609300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081609300?
Census tract 06081609300 in the Kensington Square neighborhood 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 06081609300?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06081609300?
1.9% of residents in tract 06081609300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,449.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06081609300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 44th, minority 52th, housing 20th.
Q5
Is tract 06081609300 considered part of Kensington Square?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06081609300 fall within Kensington Square (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06081609300 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.9% 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.
Q7
How does tract 06081609300 compare to Redwood City overall?
Tract 06081609300 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Redwood City at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Redwood City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Redwood City
Top eight tracts in Redwood City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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