Neighborhood · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally

Stanford Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Menlo Park

Tract 06081612900 · San Mateo, CA · pop 4,441 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 06081612900 runs through Stanford Hills in Menlo Park. With 4,441 residents, it scores 5.3/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #41,433 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,313 monthly, set against $250,001 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 9% Owners 79%

Tract context

Occupied units1,594

Renter share21.3%

SVI overall0.22

Poverty rate2.1%

Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Menlo Park and the region

Centroid at 37.4322, -122.2034 · click any tract to drill in

Why Stanford Hills scores 1.7

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

2.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$3,313 rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Menlo Park

6.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Menlo Park

5.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Menlo Park

4.4

How Stanford Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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

6%Socioeconomic
55%Household composition
48%Racial/ethnic minority
38%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Stanford Hills. 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.

4.5%Housing insecurity
2.5%Utility-shutoff threat
4.6%Food insecurity
3.3%SNAP enrollment
3.3%Transit barriers
2.5%No health insurance
11.2%Frequent mental distress
19.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Stanford Hills

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.6/10. 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 Menlo Park, 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 4.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd 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 06081612900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081612900?

Census tract 06081612900 in the Stanford Hills neighborhood scores 1.7/10 (Lower 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 06081612900?

Median gross rent is $3,313/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081612900?

2.1% of residents in tract 06081612900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,441.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081612900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 55th, minority 48th, housing 38th.

Is tract 06081612900 considered part of Stanford Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06081612900 fall within Stanford Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06081612900 struggle to pay rent?

About 4.5% 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. 2.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06081612900 compare to Menlo Park overall?

Tract 06081612900 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Menlo Park at 8/10. 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.