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Devonshire Eviction Risk: Lower , San Carlos

Tract 06081609601 · San Mateo, CA · pop 3,675 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

In the Devonshire area of San Carlos, census tract 06081609601 scores 5.2/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 47% of US census tracts.

About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,888 a month against an average household income of $250,001 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 12% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,235
Renter share23.9%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 8 tracts In Devonshire
Elevated
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 9 tracts In San Carlos
Very High
Within county
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#151 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
Very Low
Within state
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#8,867 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Carlos and the region

Centroid at 37.4954, -122.2833 · click any tract to drill in

Why Devonshire scores 2.4

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
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$2,888 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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: 2.42.4This tracttract 609601San Carlos: 7.87.8San Carlosparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

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 score leans hardest on 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 6th 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 06081609601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081609601?

Census tract 06081609601 in the Devonshire neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (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 06081609601?

Median gross rent is $2,888/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081609601?

7.9% of residents in tract 06081609601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,675.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081609601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 8th, minority 56th, housing 6th.
Q5

Is tract 06081609601 considered part of Devonshire?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06081609601 fall within Devonshire (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06081609601 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06081609601 compare to San Carlos overall?

Tract 06081609601 scores 2.4/10, 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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