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Neighborhood · San Diego, CA

Torrey Hills Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 7,363 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.2/10 · range 7.2–7.3

Torrey Hills is a 2-tract suburb of San Diego, CA, population 7,363. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.2/10, in the Elevated tier. At $3,442 a month, rents sit 49% over what the rest of San Diego commands.

The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.2/10. Severe burden reaches 19%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. The voucher gap is 19.5%: 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.

Disability prevalence reaches 16.6% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Cost burden runs 37% against 32.4% citywide, putting Torrey Hills 4.1% over its own city. 3.1% 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. For a like-for-like read, Rancho Bernardo and La Jolla Alta score within a fraction of it.

Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 2 tracts score within 0.1 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $188,700.

63% 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
Torrey Hills vs San Diego How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
36.5% +13%
San Diego: 32.4%
Average gross rent
$3,442 +49%
San Diego: $2,313
Average HH income
$188,700 +81%
San Diego: $104,321
Poverty rate
3.5% -68%
San Diego: 11.1%
Renter share
63.1% +20%
San Diego: 52.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Torrey Hills and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 7.2–7.3

Why Torrey Hills scores 7.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Rent control risk
37% of income on rent · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Tenant organizing strength
63% renter households · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Economic stress
3.5% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.4 across tracts
1.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 6.9–7.0 across tracts
6.9
Risk score comparison

Torrey Hills vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Torrey Hills score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Torrey Hills: 7.27.2Torrey HillsNeighborhoodParent city: 8.68.6Parent cityhost cityState: 7.67.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Torrey Hills

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06073008373 7.3 3,603 18% $3,463
06073008371 7.2 3,760 55% $3,422
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 10

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 5%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 20%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 19%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Torrey Hills

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Torrey Hills

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Torrey Hills?

Torrey Hills 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 Torrey Hills compare to San Diego overall?

Torrey Hills scores 1.4 points lower than San Diego overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $3,442 vs $2,313.
Q3

What is the average rent in Torrey Hills?

Average gross rent in Torrey Hills is $3,442/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Torrey Hills residents are renters?

63% of Torrey Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in San Diego). The neighborhood has 7,363 residents.
Q5

Is Torrey Hills a high social-vulnerability area?

Torrey Hills sits in the 10th 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 Hills have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Torrey Hills is census tract 06073008373 (score 7.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.2 to 7.3, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7

How safe is Torrey Hills for landlords?

Torrey Hills 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 Torrey Hills?

Torrey Hills has 7,451 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (35.1%), Other / Multiracial (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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