7 census tracts · pop 30,855 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 7.2–8.8
Mira Mesa takes in 7 census tracts of San Diego, CA, population 30,855. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.6/10, in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.8/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 7.2 to 8.8, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. Cost burden runs 39% against 32.4% citywide, putting Mira Mesa 6.4% over its own city.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10. Average gross rent is $2,708, 17% above the San Diego average of $2,313. That places it #59 of 89 neighborhoods in San Diego.
For a like-for-like read, Kearny Mesa and Black Mountain Ranch score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $136,364. 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
7 tracts · population-weighted
Mira Mesa vs San DiegoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mira Mesa
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.0%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility shutoff threat
12.7%Food insecurity
10.0%SNAP enrollment
5.6%No health insurance
22.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Mira Mesa
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mira Mesa?
Mira Mesa scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 7 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 Mira Mesa compare to San Diego overall?
Mira Mesa scores 1.0 points lower than San Diego overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,708 vs $2,313.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mira Mesa?
Average gross rent in Mira Mesa is $2,708/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mira Mesa residents are renters?
33% of Mira Mesa households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in San Diego). The neighborhood has 30,855 residents.
Q5
Is Mira Mesa a high social-vulnerability area?
Mira Mesa sits in the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Mira Mesa have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Mira Mesa is census tract 06073008357 (score 8.8/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.2 to 8.8, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Mira Mesa for landlords?
Mira Mesa carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 Mira Mesa?
Mira Mesa has 31,098 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (53.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.9%), Hispanic / Latino (14.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
