2 census tracts · pop 8,231 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.2/10
· range 7.2–7.2
Rancho Bernardo takes in 2 census tracts of San Diego, CA and houses 8,231 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.2/10, Elevated tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.3/10.
The severe-burden share is 19%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10. Cost burden runs 38% against 32.4% citywide, putting Rancho Bernardo 5.2% over its own city.
Food insecurity affects 8.0% of adults, 9.8 points below the national rate. 3.9% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. That places it #79 of 89 neighborhoods in San Diego.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Scripps Miramar Ranch and La Jolla Alta. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $2,408, close to the San Diego average. 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Rancho Bernardo vs San DiegoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport17%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Rancho Bernardo
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.8%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility shutoff threat
8.1%Food insecurity
7.3%SNAP enrollment
3.9%No health insurance
22.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Rancho Bernardo
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Rancho Bernardo?
Rancho Bernardo scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Rancho Bernardo compare to San Diego overall?
Rancho Bernardo scores 1.4 points lower than San Diego overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,408 vs $2,313.
Q3
What is the average rent in Rancho Bernardo?
Average gross rent in Rancho Bernardo is $2,408/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Rancho Bernardo residents are renters?
34% of Rancho Bernardo households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in San Diego). The neighborhood has 8,231 residents.
Q5
Is Rancho Bernardo a high social-vulnerability area?
Rancho Bernardo sits in the 14th 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
Which tracts in Rancho Bernardo have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Rancho Bernardo is census tract 06073017058 (score 7.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.2 to 7.2, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Rancho Bernardo for landlords?
Rancho Bernardo carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Rancho Bernardo?
Rancho Bernardo has 8,115 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16.4%), Hispanic / Latino (14.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.