2 census tracts · pop 13,295 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.2–7.5
Torrey Highlands spans 2 census tracts of San Diego, CA, population 13,295. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.3/10, in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 41%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a San Diego baseline of 32.4%, 57% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Average gross rent is $3,501, 51% above the San Diego average of $2,313.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.5/10. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.
The voucher gap is 21.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10.
Food insecurity affects 7.3% of adults, 10.5 points below the national rate. SNAP participation is 5.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
That places it #73 of 89 neighborhoods in San Diego. Only 12% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. 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. Its 2 tracts score within 0.3 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Torrey Highlands vs San DiegoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport7%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Torrey Highlands
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.3%Housing insecurity
3.1%Utility shutoff threat
7.3%Food insecurity
5.4%SNAP enrollment
3.1%No health insurance
17.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Torrey Highlands
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Torrey Highlands?
Torrey Highlands scores 7.3/10 (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 Torrey Highlands compare to San Diego overall?
Torrey Highlands scores 1.3 points lower than San Diego overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $3,501 vs $2,313.
Q3
What is the average rent in Torrey Highlands?
Average gross rent in Torrey Highlands is $3,501/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Torrey Highlands residents are renters?
12% of Torrey Highlands households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in San Diego). The neighborhood has 13,295 residents.
Q5
Is Torrey Highlands a high social-vulnerability area?
Torrey Highlands sits in the 12th 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 Torrey Highlands have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Torrey Highlands is census tract 06073008368 (score 7.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.2 to 7.5, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Torrey Highlands for landlords?
Torrey Highlands carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). 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 Torrey Highlands?
Torrey Highlands has 13,458 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (44.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (40.1%), Hispanic / Latino (8.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.