Neighborhood · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally

Kensington Square Eviction Risk: Elevated , Redwood City

Tract 06081610901 · San Mateo, CA · pop 3,591 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Tract 06081610901 sits in the Kensington Square area of Redwood City, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7.3/10. It is home to 3,591 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is court filing pressure at 1.4/10.

Risk score

7.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 36% Owners 32%

Tract context

Occupied units1,343

Renter share67.9%

SVI overall0.67

Poverty rate7.9%

Median income$138,361

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Redwood City and the region

Centroid at 37.4789, -122.2342 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kensington Square scores 7.3

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

7.9% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$2,441 rent vs county FMR

2.4

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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

40%Socioeconomic
25%Household composition
79%Racial/ethnic minority
97%Housing & transportation

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.

12.3%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
12.7%Food insecurity
9.3%SNAP enrollment
7.2%Transit barriers
8.9%No health insurance
15.0%Frequent mental distress
22.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kensington Square

Severe burden reaches 22%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. This is renter territory: 68% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running hot, local political climate reads 8.1/10.

Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2/10. Average gross rent is $2,441, 18% below the Redwood City average. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for 47% of renters. It tracks the San Mateo County average of 7.0 closely.

Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $138,361.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06081610901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081610901?

Census tract 06081610901 in the Kensington Square neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06081610901?

Median gross rent is $2,441/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081610901?

7.9% of residents in tract 06081610901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,591.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081610901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 25th, minority 79th, housing 97th.

Is tract 06081610901 considered part of Kensington Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06081610901 fall within Kensington Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06081610901 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.3% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06081610901 compare to Redwood City overall?

Tract 06081610901 scores 7.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Redwood City at 7.4/10. 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.