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Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Half Moon Bay Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06081613702 · San Mateo, CA · pop 4,687 · 46% of tract blocks fall in Half Moon Bay

Census tract 06081613702 covers Half Moon Bay in San Mateo County, home to 4,687 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 40th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,532 a month against an average household income of $125,563 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 28% Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,628
Renter share47.4%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate10.3%
Median income$125,563

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Half Moon Bay
Very High
Within county
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#107 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
Low
Within state
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#7,921 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
National
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#51,553 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Half Moon Bay and the region

Centroid at 37.4437, -122.3724 · click any tract to drill in

Why Half Moon Bay scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Half Moon Bay
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
10.3% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,532 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Half Moon Bay
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Half Moon Bay
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Half Moon Bay
4.5

How Half Moon Bay compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Half Moon Bay risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.43.4This tracttract 613702Half Moon Bay: 8.08.0Half Moon Bayparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Half Moon Bay

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 6.8/10. 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 Half Moon Bay, 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 safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06081613702

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081613702?

Census tract 06081613702 in Half Moon Bay scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06081613702?

Median gross rent is $1,532/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081613702?

10.3% of residents in tract 06081613702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,687.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081613702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 63th, minority 59th, housing 95th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06081613702 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.4% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06081613702 compare to Half Moon Bay overall?

Tract 06081613702 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Half Moon Bay at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Half Moon Bay; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Half Moon Bay

Top eight tracts in Half Moon Bay ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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