Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
North Fair Oaks Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06081610602 · San Mateo, CA · pop 2,996
In North Fair Oaks, census tract 06081610602 scores 5.6/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #31,784 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,106 a month while the average household earns $165,272 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,031
Renter share21.0%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate7.3%
Median income$165,272
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Fair Oaks and the region
Centroid at 37.4746, -122.1975 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Fair Oaks scores 4.7
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
7.3% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$3,106 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 50%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%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.
- 10.7%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.0%Food insecurity
- 9.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 8.2%No health insurance
- 14.1%Frequent mental distress
- 24.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Fair Oaks
The score leans hardest on 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 31st 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 06081610602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081610602?
Census tract 06081610602 in North Fair Oaks scores 4.7/10 (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 06081610602?
Median gross rent is $3,106/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06081610602?
7.3% of residents in tract 06081610602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,996.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06081610602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 14th, minority 74th, housing 18th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06081610602 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.7% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06081610602 compare to North Fair Oaks overall?
Tract 06081610602 scores 4.7/10, 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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