5 census tracts · pop 14,610 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10
· range 7.2–9
Sunset Cliffs is a 5-tract neighborhood of San Diego, CA, population 14,610. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.1/10, placing it in the High tier. Cost burden runs 43% against 32.4% citywide, putting Sunset Cliffs 10.3% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 7.2 to 9, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.1/10. Food insecurity affects 8.0% of adults, 9.8 points below the national rate.
4.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Among the 89 mapped neighborhoods of San Diego, it ranks #48 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Little Portugal and Grantville. Average gross rent runs $2,384, close to the San Diego average.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $121,845. 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.1
High
5 tracts · population-weighted
Sunset Cliffs vs San DiegoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority35%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport25%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sunset Cliffs
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.9%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility shutoff threat
8.3%Food insecurity
8.1%SNAP enrollment
4.4%No health insurance
20.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sunset Cliffs
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sunset Cliffs?
Sunset Cliffs scores 8.1/10 (High tier) across 5 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 Sunset Cliffs compare to San Diego overall?
Sunset Cliffs scores 0.5 points lower than San Diego overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,384 vs $2,313.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sunset Cliffs?
Average gross rent in Sunset Cliffs is $2,384/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sunset Cliffs residents are renters?
64% of Sunset Cliffs households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in San Diego). The neighborhood has 14,610 residents.
Q5
Is Sunset Cliffs a high social-vulnerability area?
Sunset Cliffs sits in the 13th 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 Sunset Cliffs have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sunset Cliffs is census tract 06073007304 (score 9/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.2 to 9, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Sunset Cliffs for landlords?
Sunset Cliffs carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 Sunset Cliffs?
Sunset Cliffs has 14,889 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.3%), Hispanic / Latino (14.2%), Other / Multiracial (6.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
