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Neighborhood · Ranked #2,339 of 84,120 nationally

Western Hills Eviction Risk: High , San Diego

Tract 06073008600 · San Diego, CA · pop 6,824 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

06073008600 is a census tract in the Western Hills area of San Diego, CA. It scores 9.7/10 for landlords. It is home to 6,824 residents. The severe-burden share is 26%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
9.7
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 18% Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units2,290
Renter share42.1%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate11.1%
Median income$63,924

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 8 tracts In Western Hills
High
Within parent city
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#71 of 328 tracts In San Diego
High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#69 of 736 tracts In San Diego
Very High
Within state
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#1,125 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.7908, -117.1779 · click any tract to drill in

Why Western Hills scores 9.7

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
11.1% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,936 rent vs county FMR
1.7
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 Western Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Western Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 9.79.7This tracttract 008600San Diego: 8.68.6San Diegoparent cityCounty: 7.67.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 7.57.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Western Hills. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Western Hills

Against the San Diego County average of 7.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.1 points. Annualized rent equals 36% of average household income of $63,924, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1.7/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10.

Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10. At $1,936 a month, rents run 16% under what the rest of San Diego commands.

Nationally it ranks #2,339 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.2 points hotter.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. 56% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06073008600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073008600?

Census tract 06073008600 in the Western Hills neighborhood scores 9.7/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06073008600?

Median gross rent is $1,936/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073008600?

11.1% of residents in tract 06073008600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,824.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073008600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 81th, minority 80th, housing 83th.
Q5

Is tract 06073008600 considered part of Western Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073008600 fall within Western Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06073008600 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.2% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06073008600 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073008600 scores 9.7/10, 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

Highest-risk tracts in San Diego

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

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