Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Broadway Heights Eviction Risk: High , San Diego

Tract 06073002712 · San Diego, CA · pop 5,585 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 06073002712 covers part of the Broadway Heights area of San Diego, CA, and scores 9.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,585 residents. 46% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

9.9

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 17% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units1,759

Renter share49.4%

SVI overall0.97

Poverty rate27.7%

Median income$54,083

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.7298, -117.0732 · click any tract to drill in

Why Broadway Heights scores 9.9

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

27.7% poverty · this tract

6.9

Supply constraint

$1,505 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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 Broadway Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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

96%Socioeconomic
85%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
91%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
11%Grade C
44%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 Broadway Heights. 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.

24.3%Housing insecurity
12.8%Utility-shutoff threat
31.3%Food insecurity
31.8%SNAP enrollment
15.3%Transit barriers
14.1%No health insurance
19.5%Frequent mental distress
35.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Broadway Heights

The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1/10. Against the San Diego County average of 7.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.3 points.

Against San Diego County at 52.5%, 65% of renters here are cost-burdened. At $1,505 a month, rents run 35% under what the rest of San Diego commands. Set annual rent against average income of $54,083 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

SNAP participation runs 31.8% against 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 28%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10.

Food insecurity runs 31.3% against 17.8% nationally. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10. 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06073002712

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073002712?

Census tract 06073002712 in the Broadway Heights neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (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 06073002712?

Median gross rent is $1,505/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073002712?

27.7% of residents in tract 06073002712 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,585.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073002712?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 85th, minority 87th, housing 91th.

Is tract 06073002712 considered part of Broadway Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073002712 fall within Broadway Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06073002712 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.3% 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. 12.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073002712 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073002712 scores 9.9/10, 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 06073002712 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. 44% 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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