Neighborhood · Ranked #3,797 of 84,120 nationally

Core-Columbia Eviction Risk: High , San Diego

Tract 06073004501 · San Diego, CA · pop 2,774 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

06073004501 is a census tract in the Core-Columbia area of San Diego, CA. It scores 9.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,774. This is renter territory: 93% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Risk score

9.1

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 53% Owners 6%

Tract context

Occupied units1,528

Renter share93.3%

SVI overall0.67

Poverty rate9.4%

Median income$77,444

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.7176, -117.1382 · click any tract to drill in

Why Core-Columbia scores 9.1

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

9.4% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$1,868 rent vs county FMR

1.5

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 Core-Columbia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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

70%Socioeconomic
12%Household composition
71%Racial/ethnic minority
84%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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
69%Grade C
29%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 Core-Columbia. 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.

13.9%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
13.5%Food insecurity
11.8%SNAP enrollment
8.0%Transit barriers
8.7%No health insurance
17.5%Frequent mental distress
21.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Core-Columbia

The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.5/10. Cost burden runs 43% here against 52.5% across San Diego County.

The severe-burden share is 18%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10.

It sits 1.5 points above the San Diego County average of 7.6. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10.

At $1,868 a month, rents run 19% under what the rest of San Diego commands. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") 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 #3,797 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06073004501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073004501?

Census tract 06073004501 in the Core-Columbia neighborhood scores 9.1/10 (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 06073004501?

Median gross rent is $1,868/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073004501?

9.4% of residents in tract 06073004501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,774.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073004501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 12th, minority 71th, housing 84th.

Is tract 06073004501 considered part of Core-Columbia?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073004501 fall within Core-Columbia (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06073004501 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.9% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073004501 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073004501 scores 9.1/10, 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 06073004501 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 29% 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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