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Neighborhood · San Diego, CA

Ocean Beach Eviction Risk: High

1 census tracts · pop 4,145 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.9/10 · range 8.9–8.9

Ocean Beach is a one-tract suburb of San Diego, CA, population 4,145. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.9/10, High tier. 58% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the San Diego rate of 32.4%.

Severe burden reaches 34%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. 89% 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.

What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10.

Running cool is economic stress, at 2.3/10. 5.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. At $2,153 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of San Diego commands.

That places it #21 of 89 neighborhoods in San Diego. The closest comparables inside the same city are Shelltown and Harborview.

Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $83,750.

One tract means one number: 8.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
8.9
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ocean Beach vs San Diego How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
58.0% +79%
San Diego: 32.4%
Average gross rent
$2,153 -7%
San Diego: $2,313
Average HH income
$83,750 -20%
San Diego: $104,321
Poverty rate
9.2% -17%
San Diego: 11.1%
Renter share
89.2% +69%
San Diego: 52.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ocean Beach and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 8.9–8.9

Why Ocean Beach scores 8.9

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
58% 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
89% 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 2.3–2.3 across tracts
2.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Risk score comparison

Ocean Beach vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Ocean Beach score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Ocean Beach: 8.98.9Ocean BeachNeighborhoodParent city: 8.68.6Parent cityhost cityState: 7.67.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Ocean Beach

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06073007501 8.9 4,145 58% $2,153
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 9

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 45%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 1%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 18%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ocean Beach

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

Frequently asked

About Ocean Beach

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Ocean Beach?

Ocean Beach scores 8.9/10 (High tier) across 1 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 Ocean Beach compare to San Diego overall?

Ocean Beach scores 0.3 points higher than San Diego overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,153 vs $2,313.
Q3

What is the average rent in Ocean Beach?

Average gross rent in Ocean Beach is $2,153/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Ocean Beach residents are renters?

89% of Ocean Beach households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in San Diego). The neighborhood has 4,145 residents.
Q5

Is Ocean Beach a high social-vulnerability area?

Ocean Beach sits in the 9th 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

How safe is Ocean Beach for landlords?

Ocean Beach carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Ocean Beach?

Ocean Beach has 4,160 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.7%), Hispanic / Latino (13.4%), Other / Multiracial (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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