Neighborhood · Ranked #1,292 of 84,120 nationally

Pepper Canyon Eviction Risk: High , San Diego

Tract 06073008305 · San Diego, CA · pop 4,431 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

How risky is Pepper Canyon in San Diego for landlords? Census tract 06073008305 scores 6.5/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 87th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,544 a month while the average household earns $41,776 a year, roughly 44% of income at the averages. Renters make up 98% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.4

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 53% Stable renters 44% Owners 3%

Tract context

Occupied units465

Renter share97.6%

SVI overall0.63

Poverty rate28.5%

Median income$41,776

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.8798, -117.2318 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pepper Canyon scores 8.4

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

28.5% poverty · this tract

7.1

Supply constraint

$1,544 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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 Pepper Canyon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

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

64%Socioeconomic
4%Household composition
76%Racial/ethnic minority
95%Housing & transportation

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.

15.3%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
22.0%Food insecurity
19.0%SNAP enrollment
14.9%Transit barriers
7.4%No health insurance
25.9%Frequent mental distress
28.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Pepper Canyon

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from San Diego eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the San Diego County average of 5.8 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06073008305

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073008305?

Census tract 06073008305 in the Pepper Canyon neighborhood scores 8.4/10 (High 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 06073008305?

Median gross rent is $1,544/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073008305?

28.5% of residents in tract 06073008305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,431.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073008305?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 4th, minority 76th, housing 95th.

Is tract 06073008305 considered part of Pepper Canyon?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073008305 fall within Pepper Canyon (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06073008305 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.3% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073008305 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073008305 scores 8.4/10, lower than the parent city of San Diego at 8.7/10. 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.

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