Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
Stanford Hills Eviction Risk: Elevated , Menlo Park
Tract 06081612900 · San Mateo, CA · pop 4,441 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
06081612900 is a census tract in the Stanford Hills area of West Menlo Park, CA. It scores 6/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,441 residents. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10.
Risk score
6
Elevated
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.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
23
th percentile
Low
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 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
Cost burden runs 57% here against 44.9% across San Mateo County. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.4/10. Food insecurity runs 4.6% against 17.8% nationally.
Running hot, local political climate reads 8.1/10. Disability prevalence runs 19.2% against 31.5% nationally. 12% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Against the San Mateo County average of 7.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.0 points. On the national scale it lands near the 78th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3/10. Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $250,001, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.5 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06081612900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081612900?
Census tract 06081612900 in the Stanford Hills neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
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.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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).
Q6
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.
Q7
How does tract 06081612900 compare to Menlo Park overall?
Tract 06081612900 scores 6/10, 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.
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