Neighborhood · Ranked #10,727 of 84,120 nationally

Serra Mesa Eviction Risk: Elevated , San Diego

Tract 06073009306 · San Diego, CA · pop 5,871 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

06073009306 is a census tract in the Serra Mesa area of San Diego, CA. It scores 7.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,871 residents. 24% 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

7.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 30% Owners 44%

Tract context

Occupied units2,203

Renter share56.4%

SVI overall0.27

Poverty rate6.8%

Median income$136,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.7997, -117.1197 · click any tract to drill in

Why Serra Mesa scores 7.4

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

6.8% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$2,897 rent vs county FMR

5.1

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 Serra Mesa compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 27

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

29%Socioeconomic
7%Household composition
70%Racial/ethnic minority
48%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Serra Mesa. 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.

10.6%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
11.1%Food insecurity
9.9%SNAP enrollment
6.7%Transit barriers
5.6%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
22.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Serra Mesa

Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.7/10. Average gross rent is $2,897, 25% above the San Diego average.

Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10. 47% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the San Diego County average of 52.5%.

Nationally it ranks #10,727 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 3.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the San Diego County average of 7.6 closely.

Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $136,375. 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06073009306

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073009306?

Census tract 06073009306 in the Serra Mesa neighborhood scores 7.4/10 (Elevated 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 06073009306?

Median gross rent is $2,897/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073009306?

6.8% of residents in tract 06073009306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,871.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073009306?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 7th, minority 70th, housing 48th.

Is tract 06073009306 considered part of Serra Mesa?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073009306 fall within Serra Mesa (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06073009306 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.6% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073009306 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073009306 scores 7.4/10, lower 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

Highest-risk tracts in San Diego

Top eight tracts in San Diego ranked by composite eviction-risk score.