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Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally

La Honda Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06081613800 · San Mateo, CA · pop 4,064 · 9% of tract blocks fall in La Honda

La Honda in San Mateo County anchors census tract 06081613800, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #73,546 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 11% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $961 a month while the average household earns $215,554 a year, roughly 5% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 25% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,517
Renter share28.1%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate12.1%
Median income$215,554

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In La Honda
Moderate
Within county
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#147 of 173 tracts In San Mateo
Very Low
Within state
5 th percentile
Rank, 5th percentileLowHigh
#8,691 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
National
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#63,481 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across La Honda and the region

Centroid at 37.2827, -122.3444 · click any tract to drill in

Why La Honda scores 2.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from La Honda
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.9
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
12.1% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$961 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from La Honda
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from La Honda
4.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from La Honda
3.9

How La Honda compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
La Honda risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.72.7This tracttract 613800La Honda: 7.87.8La Hondaparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

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 La Honda

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty 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 La Honda, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd 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 10.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% 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 06081613800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06081613800?

Census tract 06081613800 in La Honda scores 2.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06081613800?

Median gross rent is $961/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06081613800?

12.1% of residents in tract 06081613800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,064.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06081613800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 16th, minority 50th, housing 85th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06081613800 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.5% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06081613800 compare to La Honda overall?

Tract 06081613800 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of La Honda at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from La Honda; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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