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Neighborhood · Carlsbad, CA

Poinsettia Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 6,855 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10 · range 6.6–6.6

Poinsettia is a one-tract suburb of Carlsbad, CA and houses 6,855 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.6/10, Elevated tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Carlsbad rate of 34.4%.

What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8.1/10. 16% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.

Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.4/10. Average gross rent is $2,321, 17% below the Carlsbad average of $2,808.

Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.6/10. 4.4% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.

Food insecurity affects 9.2% of adults, 8.6 points below the national rate. That places it #2 of 13 neighborhoods in Carlsbad.

Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $119,681. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 6.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
6.6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Poinsettia vs Carlsbad How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
52.9% +54%
Carlsbad: 34.4%
Average gross rent
$2,321 -17%
Carlsbad: $2,808
Average HH income
$119,681 -14%
Carlsbad: $139,326
Poverty rate
9.4% +35%
Carlsbad: 6.9%
Renter share
31.8% -14%
Carlsbad: 37.1%
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Geographic context

Risk heat across Poinsettia and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 6.6–6.6

Why Poinsettia scores 6.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Rent control risk
53% of income on rent · Range 8.1–8.1 across tracts
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
32% renter households · Range 7.6–7.6 across tracts
7.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Economic stress
9.4% below poverty line · Range 2.4–2.4 across tracts
2.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.1–3.1 across tracts
3.1
Risk score comparison

Poinsettia vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Poinsettia score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Poinsettia: 6.66.6PoinsettiaNeighborhoodParent city: 7.27.2Parent cityhost cityState: 7.67.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Poinsettia

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06073020031 6.6 6,855 53% $2,321
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 53

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 57%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 68%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 34%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Poinsettia

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Poinsettia

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Poinsettia?

Poinsettia scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does Poinsettia compare to Carlsbad overall?

Poinsettia scores 0.6 points lower than Carlsbad overall (7.2/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $2,321 vs $2,808.
Q3

What is the average rent in Poinsettia?

Average gross rent in Poinsettia is $2,321/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Poinsettia residents are renters?

32% of Poinsettia households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in Carlsbad). The neighborhood has 6,855 residents.
Q5

Is Poinsettia a high social-vulnerability area?

Poinsettia sits in the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Poinsettia for landlords?

Poinsettia carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Carlsbad as a whole (7.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Poinsettia?

Poinsettia has 6,575 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.5%), Hispanic / Latino (31.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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