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Neighborhood · Ranked #8,653 of 84,120 nationally

La Jolla Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , San Diego

Tract 06073008362 · San Diego, CA · pop 3,156 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

With a score of 7.9/10, tract 06073008362 in the La Jolla Heights area of San Diego, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,156 residents. The severe-burden share is 34%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
7.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 21% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,562
Renter share43.3%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate6.5%
Median income$114,071

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In La Jolla Heights
Very High
Within parent city
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#206 of 328 tracts In San Diego
Low
Within county
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#328 of 736 tracts In San Diego
Elevated
Within state
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#3,732 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.8589, -117.2334 · click any tract to drill in

Why La Jolla Heights scores 7.9

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
6.5% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$3,028 rent vs county FMR
5.5
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 La Jolla Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
La Jolla Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.97.9This tracttract 008362San Diego: 8.68.6San Diegoparent cityCounty: 7.67.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 7.57.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within La Jolla 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in La Jolla Heights

The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.6/10. At $3,028 a month, rents run 31% over what the rest of San Diego commands. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10.

On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10. SNAP participation runs 6.9% against 15.2% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.8% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

That is riskier than roughly 90% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

52% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the San Diego County average of 7.6 closely. Annual rent works out to 32% of average household income of $114,071.

43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06073008362

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073008362?

Census tract 06073008362 in the La Jolla Heights neighborhood scores 7.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06073008362?

Median gross rent is $3,028/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073008362?

6.5% of residents in tract 06073008362 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,156.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073008362?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 33th, minority 52th, housing 23th.
Q5

Is tract 06073008362 considered part of La Jolla Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073008362 fall within La Jolla Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06073008362 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.4% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06073008362 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073008362 scores 7.9/10, lower 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Diego

Top eight tracts in San Diego ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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