Neighborhood · Ranked #12,481 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown North Eviction Risk: Elevated , Menlo Park

Tract 06081612500 · San Mateo, CA · pop 4,524 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

06081612500 is a census tract in the Downtown North area of Menlo Park, CA. It scores 7.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,524 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.1/10.

Risk score

7.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 35% Owners 30%

Tract context

Occupied units1,836

Renter share69.9%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate4.4%

Median income$168,235

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Menlo Park and the region

Centroid at 37.4557, -122.1778 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown North scores 7.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Menlo Park

8.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.9

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

4.4% poverty · this tract

1.1

Supply constraint

$3,324 rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Menlo Park

4.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Menlo Park

8.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Menlo Park

4.0

How Downtown North compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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

8%Socioeconomic
13%Household composition
63%Racial/ethnic minority
81%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Downtown North. 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.

6.2%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
6.3%Food insecurity
4.9%SNAP enrollment
4.4%Transit barriers
3.3%No health insurance
13.2%Frequent mental distress
18.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown North

Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.7/10. This is renter territory: 70% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.4/10. 12% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. SNAP participation runs 4.9% against 15.2% nationally.

Cost burden runs 50% here against 44.9% across San Mateo County. Adults with no health insurance runs 3.3% against 11.3% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 85th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.7/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

It tracks the San Mateo County average of 7.0 closely. Average gross rent is $3,324, close to the Menlo Park average.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06081612500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081612500?

Census tract 06081612500 in the Downtown North neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (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 06081612500?

Median gross rent is $3,324/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081612500?

4.4% of residents in tract 06081612500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,524.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081612500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 13th, minority 63th, housing 81th.

Is tract 06081612500 considered part of Downtown North?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06081612500 fall within Downtown North (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06081612500 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.2% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06081612500 compare to Menlo Park overall?

Tract 06081612500 scores 7.1/10, lower than the parent city of Menlo Park at 7.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Menlo Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Menlo Park

Top eight tracts in Menlo Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.