Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Science Research Park Eviction Risk: High , San Diego

Tract 06073008378 · San Diego, CA · pop 870 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

06073008378 is a census tract in the Science Research Park area of San Diego, CA. It scores 9.9/10 for landlords. Population here is 870. 47% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

9.9

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 52% Stable renters 34% Owners 14%

Tract context

Occupied units376

Renter share85.4%

SVI overall0.30

Poverty rate40.9%

Median income$73,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.8746, -117.2162 · click any tract to drill in

Why Science Research Park scores 9.9

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

40.9% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$3,057 rent vs county FMR

5.6

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 Science Research Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 30

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

31%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
80%Racial/ethnic minority
64%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Science Research Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

13.6%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
19.2%Food insecurity
18.2%SNAP enrollment
11.1%Transit barriers
5.8%No health insurance
19.3%Frequent mental distress
24.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Science Research Park

What pushes it up most is economic stress at 10/10. Annualized rent equals 50% of average household income of $73,750, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

The poverty rate is 41%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. It sits 2.3 points above the San Diego County average of 7.6. This is renter territory: 85% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

At $3,057 a month, rents run 32% over what the rest of San Diego commands. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10. Against San Diego County at 52.5%, 61% of renters here are cost-burdened.

On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10. On the national scale it lands near the 100th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06073008378

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073008378?

Census tract 06073008378 in the Science Research Park neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (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 06073008378?

Median gross rent is $3,057/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073008378?

40.9% of residents in tract 06073008378 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 870.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073008378?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 3th, minority 80th, housing 64th.

Is tract 06073008378 considered part of Science Research Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073008378 fall within Science Research Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06073008378 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.6% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073008378 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073008378 scores 9.9/10, higher than the parent city of San Diego at 8.6/10. 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.

Sibling tracts

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