Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Emerald Lake Hills Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06081609603 · San Mateo, CA · pop 4,757 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Tract 06081609603, home to 4,757 residents in Emerald Lake Hills in Emerald Lake Hills, scores 2.1/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #61,685 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
29% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 12% 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. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,746
Renter share14.9%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate4.6%
Median income$250,001
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
2
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Emerald Lake Hills and the region
Centroid at 37.4815, -122.2816 · click any tract to drill in
Why Emerald Lake Hills scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Emerald Lake Hills
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.6% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Emerald Lake Hills
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Emerald Lake Hills
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Emerald Lake Hills
3.4
How Emerald Lake Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 9
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Emerald Lake Hills. 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.
- 5.6%Housing insecurity
- 3.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.2%Food insecurity
- 4.8%SNAP enrollment
- 4.0%Transit barriers
- 3.3%No health insurance
- 12.0%Frequent mental distress
- 22.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Emerald Lake Hills
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 Emerald Lake Hills, 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 9th 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 5.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.1% 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 06081609603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081609603?
Census tract 06081609603 in the Emerald Lake Hills neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 06081609603?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06081609603?
4.6% of residents in tract 06081609603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,757.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06081609603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 15th, minority 44th, housing 25th.
Q5
Is tract 06081609603 considered part of Emerald Lake Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06081609603 fall within Emerald Lake Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06081609603 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.6% 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. 3.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06081609603 compare to Emerald Lake Hills overall?
Tract 06081609603 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Emerald Lake Hills at 7.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Emerald Lake Hills; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Emerald Lake Hills
Top eight tracts in Emerald Lake Hills ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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