Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #2,892 of 84,120 nationally
Bostonia Eviction Risk: Elevated , El Cajon
Tract 06073016502 · San Diego, CA · pop 8,159 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
For landlords sizing up Bostonia in El Cajon, census tract 06073016502 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.3/10. On the national scale it ranks #13,928 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 66% of renter households, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,759 monthly, set against $66,701 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 68% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units2,520
Renter share68.0%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate22.5%
Median income$66,701
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across El Cajon and the region
Centroid at 32.8145, -116.9432 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bostonia scores 7.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from El Cajon
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
22.5% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$1,759 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from El Cajon
9.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from El Cajon
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from El Cajon
8.0
How Bostonia compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 64%Racial/ethnic minority
- 83%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Bostonia. 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.
- 18.4%Housing insecurity
- 9.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.3%Food insecurity
- 23.8%SNAP enrollment
- 11.8%Transit barriers
- 10.9%No health insurance
- 20.4%Frequent mental distress
- 33.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bostonia
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from El Cajon, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the San Diego County average of 5.8 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 18.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 06073016502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073016502?
Census tract 06073016502 in the Bostonia neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (Elevated 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 06073016502?
Median gross rent is $1,759/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06073016502?
22.5% of residents in tract 06073016502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,159.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06073016502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 90th, minority 64th, housing 83th.
Q5
Is tract 06073016502 considered part of Bostonia?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073016502 fall within Bostonia (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06073016502 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.4% 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06073016502 compare to El Cajon overall?
Tract 06073016502 scores 7.6/10, lower than the parent city of El Cajon at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from El Cajon; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in El Cajon
Top eight tracts in El Cajon ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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