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Neighborhood · San Diego, CA

Normal Heights Eviction Risk: High

9 census tracts · pop 31,660 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.2/10 · range 7.8–9.9

Normal Heights takes in 9 census tracts of San Diego, CA, population 31,660. The Eviction Risk Score is 9.2/10, in the High tier. Against a San Diego baseline of 32.4%, 49% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.5/10. 73% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. 22% 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.

The 9 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 7.8 to 9.9, a 2.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.

On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10. At $1,851 a month, rents sit 20% under what the rest of San Diego commands.

Among the 89 mapped neighborhoods of San Diego, it ranks #15 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Asian Pacific Thematic Historic District and La Jolla Colony.

Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $78,949.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 9.2 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
9.2
High
9 tracts · population-weighted
Normal Heights vs San Diego How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
49.1% +52%
San Diego: 32.4%
Average gross rent
$1,851 -20%
San Diego: $2,313
Average HH income
$78,949 -24%
San Diego: $104,321
Poverty rate
14.9% +34%
San Diego: 11.1%
Renter share
72.8% +38%
San Diego: 52.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Normal Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 9 tracts span score 7.8–9.9

Why Normal Heights scores 9.2

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
49% 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
73% 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
14.9% below poverty line · Range 1.0–7.4 across tracts
3.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–2.7 across tracts
1.5
Risk score comparison

Normal Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Normal Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Normal Heights: 9.29.2Normal HeightsNeighborhoodParent city: 8.68.6Parent cityhost cityState: 7.67.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Normal Heights?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 2.1 points from 7.8 to 9.9. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

9 tracts in Normal Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06073001600 9.9 5,352 57% $1,719
06073002401 9.9 4,819 50% $1,941
06073002201 9.9 3,361 66% $1,590
06073001201 9.4 2,590 44% $1,630
06073001802 9.2 3,358 50% $1,965
06073001801 9 1,700 56% $1,762
06073001700 8.7 4,313 40% $1,741
06073001100 8.1 3,054 39% $2,106
06073001900 7.8 3,113 38% $2,231
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 61

Pop-weighted across 9 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 67%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 30%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Normal Heights

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

Frequently asked

About Normal Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Normal Heights?

Normal Heights scores 9.2/10 (High tier) across 9 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 Normal Heights compare to San Diego overall?

Normal Heights scores 0.6 points higher than San Diego overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,851 vs $2,313.
Q3

What is the average rent in Normal Heights?

Average gross rent in Normal Heights is $1,851/month (pop-weighted across 9 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Normal Heights residents are renters?

73% of Normal Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in San Diego). The neighborhood has 31,660 residents.
Q5

Is Normal Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Normal Heights sits in the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Normal Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Normal Heights is census tract 06073001600 (score 9.9/10). Across the 9 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.8 to 9.9, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7

How safe is Normal Heights for landlords?

Normal Heights carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.2/10). Pop-weighted across 9 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 higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Normal Heights?

Normal Heights has 30,995 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (40.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (38.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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