Neighborhood · Ranked #4,393 of 84,120 nationally

Alta Vista Eviction Risk: High , San Diego

Tract 06073003201 · San Diego, CA · pop 5,399 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

06073003201 is a census tract in the Alta Vista area of San Diego, CA. It scores 8.9/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,399. Severe burden reaches 25%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score

8.9

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 35% Owners 41%

Tract context

Occupied units1,515

Renter share58.7%

SVI overall0.75

Poverty rate11.4%

Median income$93,508

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.6836, -117.0609 · click any tract to drill in

Why Alta Vista scores 8.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from San Diego

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.1

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

11.4% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$2,369 rent vs county FMR

3.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from San Diego

8.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

8.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from San Diego

7.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from San Diego

7.5

How Alta Vista compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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

69%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
46%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
100%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Alta Vista. 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.

18.5%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
21.5%Food insecurity
18.7%SNAP enrollment
11.1%Transit barriers
11.0%No health insurance
19.3%Frequent mental distress
27.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Alta Vista

Against San Diego County at 52.5%, 40% of renters here are cost-burdened. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.

On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10. It sits 1.3 points above the San Diego County average of 7.6. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.5/10.

This ground was mapped D ("Hazardous") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for San Diego. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. Nationally it ranks #4,393 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 7.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

Average gross rent is $2,369, close to the San Diego average. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $93,508.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06073003201

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073003201?

Census tract 06073003201 in the Alta Vista neighborhood scores 8.9/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06073003201?

Median gross rent is $2,369/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073003201?

11.4% of residents in tract 06073003201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,399.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073003201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 84th, minority 89th, housing 46th.

Is tract 06073003201 considered part of Alta Vista?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073003201 fall within Alta Vista (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06073003201 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.5% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073003201 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073003201 scores 8.9/10, higher than the parent city of San Diego at 8.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Diego eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06073003201 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 100% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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