Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
North Fair Oaks Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06081610601 · San Mateo, CA · pop 5,993
Census tract 06081610601 runs through North Fair Oaks. With 5,993 residents, it scores 5.7/10 for landlords. It lands near the 66th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,311 monthly, set against $101,017 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 72% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 42%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units1,499
Renter share71.7%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate9.5%
Median income$101,017
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Fair Oaks and the region
Centroid at 37.4714, -122.2091 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Fair Oaks scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from North Fair Oaks
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
9.5% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$2,311 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Fair Oaks
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Fair Oaks
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Fair Oaks
6.9
How North Fair Oaks compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 64%Household composition
- 90%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 21.8%Housing insecurity
- 9.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.6%Food insecurity
- 18.9%SNAP enrollment
- 12.3%Transit barriers
- 19.7%No health insurance
- 17.4%Frequent mental distress
- 31.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Fair Oaks
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 North Fair Oaks, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 21.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.6% 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 06081610601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081610601?
Census tract 06081610601 in North Fair Oaks scores 5.5/10 (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 06081610601?
Median gross rent is $2,311/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06081610601?
9.5% of residents in tract 06081610601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,993.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06081610601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 64th, minority 90th, housing 65th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06081610601 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.8% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06081610601 compare to North Fair Oaks overall?
Tract 06081610601 scores 5.5/10, lower than the parent city of North Fair Oaks at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Fair Oaks; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in North Fair Oaks
Top eight tracts in North Fair Oaks ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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