7 census tracts · pop 39,465 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.9/10
· range 7.4–9.3
Bostonia takes in 7 census tracts of El Cajon, CA and houses 39,465 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.9/10, in the High tier. 39% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Cost burden runs 64% against 42.3% citywide, putting Bostonia 21.7% over its own city. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 9.1/10.
Set annual rent against average household income of $66,284 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 7.4 to 9.3, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 23%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
SNAP participation is 27.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of El Cajon, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Cajon Heights and Little Baghdad score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,840, close to the El Cajon average.
64% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8.9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.9
High
7 tracts · population-weighted
Bostonia vs El CajonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport95%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bostonia
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.7%Housing insecurity
11.3%Utility shutoff threat
25.6%Food insecurity
27.7%SNAP enrollment
12.2%No health insurance
34.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bostonia
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bostonia?
Bostonia scores 8.9/10 (High tier) across 7 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 Bostonia compare to El Cajon overall?
Bostonia scores 1.0 points higher than El Cajon overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 42% citywide. Average rent: $1,840 vs $1,856.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bostonia?
Average gross rent in Bostonia is $1,840/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bostonia residents are renters?
64% of Bostonia households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in El Cajon). The neighborhood has 39,465 residents.
Q5
Is Bostonia a high social-vulnerability area?
Bostonia sits in the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Bostonia have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Bostonia is census tract 06073016502 (score 9.3/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.4 to 9.3, a spread of 1.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Bostonia for landlords?
Bostonia carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.9/10). Pop-weighted across 7 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to El Cajon as a whole (7.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Bostonia?
Bostonia has 39,350 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.7%), Hispanic / Latino (29.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
