Neighborhood · Ranked #9,043 of 84,120 nationally

Mesa College Area Eviction Risk: Elevated , San Diego

Tract 06073008509 · San Diego, CA · pop 6,745 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

06073008509 is a census tract in the Mesa College Area area of San Diego, CA. It scores 7.8/10 for landlords. Population here is 6,745. The severe-burden share is 41%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

7.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 18% Owners 49%

Tract context

Occupied units2,664

Renter share51.1%

SVI overall0.36

Poverty rate6.8%

Median income$115,600

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.8150, -117.1718 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mesa College Area scores 7.8

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

6.8% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$2,067 rent vs county FMR

2.2

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 Mesa College Area compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

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

26%Socioeconomic
21%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
58%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Mesa College Area. 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.

11.4%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
12.6%Food insecurity
11.4%SNAP enrollment
7.2%Transit barriers
6.3%No health insurance
16.2%Frequent mental distress
25.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mesa College Area

64% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the San Diego County average of 52.5%. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.7/10.

On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10. Average gross rent is $2,067, 11% below the San Diego average.

On the national scale it lands near the 89th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 4.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the San Diego County average of 7.6 closely.

Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $115,600. 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 06073008509

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073008509?

Census tract 06073008509 in the Mesa College Area neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06073008509?

Median gross rent is $2,067/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073008509?

6.8% of residents in tract 06073008509 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,745.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073008509?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 21th, minority 66th, housing 58th.

Is tract 06073008509 considered part of Mesa College Area?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073008509 fall within Mesa College Area (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06073008509 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.4% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073008509 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073008509 scores 7.8/10, 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.