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Kensington Square Eviction Risk: Moderate , Redwood City

Tract 06081609900 · San Mateo, CA · pop 2,949 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06081609900 (the Kensington Square area of Redwood City, California) comes in at 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 51% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 73% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 62% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $250,001 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 6% Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,079
Renter share21.2%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate1.7%
Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 10 tracts In Kensington Square
Low
Within parent city
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#16 of 19 tracts In Redwood City
Very Low
Within county
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#45 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
Elevated
Within state
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#6,383 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Redwood City and the region

Centroid at 37.4801, -122.2480 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kensington Square scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
1.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Redwood City
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Redwood City
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Redwood City
5.8

How Kensington Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Kensington Square risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.54.5This tracttract 609900Redwood City: 8.28.2Redwood Cityparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 4

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kensington Square

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.9/10. 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 4th 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 3.2% 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 06081609900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081609900?

Census tract 06081609900 in the Kensington Square neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 06081609900?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081609900?

1.7% of residents in tract 06081609900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,949.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081609900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 10th, minority 45th, housing 12th.
Q5

Is tract 06081609900 considered part of Kensington Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06081609900 fall within Kensington Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06081609900 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06081609900 compare to Redwood City overall?

Tract 06081609900 scores 4.5/10, 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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