11 census tracts · pop 49,708 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.4/10
· range 6.7–9.7
Alta Vista is a 11-tract neighborhood of San Diego, CA and houses 49,708 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.4/10, High tier. Against a San Diego baseline of 32.4%, 53% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 31%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.7 to 9.7, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.3/10.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.6/10. At $1,933 a month, rents sit 16% under what the rest of San Diego commands.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. Among the 89 mapped neighborhoods of San Diego, it ranks #38 by risk, the middle third.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $90,630. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.4
High
11 tracts · population-weighted
Alta Vista vs San DiegoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport66%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Alta Vista
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.2%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility shutoff threat
20.4%Food insecurity
16.9%SNAP enrollment
10.9%No health insurance
28.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Alta Vista
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Alta Vista?
Alta Vista scores 8.4/10 (High tier) across 11 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 Alta Vista compare to San Diego overall?
Alta Vista scores 0.2 points lower than San Diego overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,933 vs $2,313.
Q3
What is the average rent in Alta Vista?
Average gross rent in Alta Vista is $1,933/month (pop-weighted across 11 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Alta Vista residents are renters?
39% of Alta Vista households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in San Diego). The neighborhood has 49,708 residents.
Q5
Is Alta Vista a high social-vulnerability area?
Alta Vista sits in the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Alta Vista have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Alta Vista is census tract 06073003115 (score 9.7/10). Across the 11 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.7 to 9.7, a spread of 3 points.
Q7
How safe is Alta Vista for landlords?
Alta Vista carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.4/10). Pop-weighted across 11 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to San Diego as a whole (8.6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Alta Vista?
Alta Vista has 49,691 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (40.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (32.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
