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Neighborhood · San Diego, CA

Little Portugal Eviction Risk: High

2 census tracts · pop 5,696 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10 · range 7.3–9.1

Little Portugal spans 2 census tracts of San Diego, CA, population 5,696. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.1/10, in the High tier. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.

Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 7.3 to 9.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. 40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the San Diego rate of 32.4%. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10.

At $2,777 a month, rents sit 20% over what the rest of San Diego commands. 14% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.3/10.

Food insecurity affects 9.5% of adults, 8.3 points below the national rate. 5.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.

That places it #48 of 89 neighborhoods in San Diego. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $142,001. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
8.1
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Little Portugal vs San Diego How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
39.9% +23%
San Diego: 32.4%
Average gross rent
$2,777 +20%
San Diego: $2,313
Average HH income
$142,001 +36%
San Diego: $104,321
Poverty rate
9.2% -17%
San Diego: 11.1%
Renter share
39.1% -26%
San Diego: 52.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Little Portugal and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 7.3–9.1

Why Little Portugal scores 8.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Rent control risk
40% of income on rent · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Tenant organizing strength
39% renter households · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Economic stress
9.2% below poverty line · Range 1.3–3.6 across tracts
2.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.6–7.2 across tracts
4.6
Risk score comparison

Little Portugal vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Little Portugal score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Little Portugal: 8.18.1Little PortugalNeighborhoodParent city: 8.68.6Parent cityhost cityState: 7.67.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Little Portugal

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06073021402 9.1 2,594 46% $1,911
06073007002 7.3 3,102 34% $3,501
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 23

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 26%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 27%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Little Portugal

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Little Portugal

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Little Portugal?

Little Portugal scores 8.1/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Little Portugal compare to San Diego overall?

Little Portugal scores 0.5 points lower than San Diego overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,777 vs $2,313.
Q3

What is the average rent in Little Portugal?

Average gross rent in Little Portugal is $2,777/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Little Portugal residents are renters?

39% of Little Portugal households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in San Diego). The neighborhood has 5,696 residents.
Q5

Is Little Portugal a high social-vulnerability area?

Little Portugal sits in the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Little Portugal have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Little Portugal is census tract 06073021402 (score 9.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.3 to 9.1, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7

How safe is Little Portugal for landlords?

Little Portugal carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Little Portugal?

Little Portugal has 6,226 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.3%), Hispanic / Latino (18.6%), Other / Multiracial (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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