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Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally

Devonshire Eviction Risk: Lower , San Carlos

Tract 06081609400 · San Mateo, CA · pop 3,408 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Devonshire in San Carlos anchors census tract 06081609400, which lands at 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #44,500 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,501 monthly, set against $250,001 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 6% Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,051
Renter share12.5%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate0.8%
Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 8 tracts In Devonshire
Low
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 9 tracts In San Carlos
Moderate
Within county
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#163 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
Very Low
Within state
1 th percentile
Rank, 1st percentileLowHigh
#8,991 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Carlos and the region

Centroid at 37.4947, -122.2631 · click any tract to drill in

Why Devonshire scores 2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from San Carlos
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
0.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Carlos
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Carlos
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Carlos
3.4

How Devonshire compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Devonshire risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.02.0This tracttract 609400San Carlos: 7.87.8San Carlosparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Devonshire. 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 Devonshire

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 San Carlos, 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 3rd 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 5.8% 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06081609400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081609400?

Census tract 06081609400 in the Devonshire 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 06081609400?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081609400?

0.8% of residents in tract 06081609400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,408.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081609400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 12th, minority 52th, housing 6th.
Q5

Is tract 06081609400 considered part of Devonshire?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06081609400 fall within Devonshire (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06081609400 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.8% 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 06081609400 compare to San Carlos overall?

Tract 06081609400 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of San Carlos at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Carlos; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Carlos

Top eight tracts in San Carlos ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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