Within neighborhood
17
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Bostonia Eviction Risk: Moderate , El Cajon
Tract 06073016503 · San Diego, CA · pop 2,944 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06073016503 (the Bostonia area of El Cajon, California) comes in at 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #25,689 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,327 a month while the average household earns $97,955 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units946
Renter share36.2%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate7.5%
Median income$97,955
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
55
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across El Cajon and the region
Centroid at 32.8221, -116.9554 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bostonia scores 5.8
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
7.5% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$2,327 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%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.
- 14.3%Housing insecurity
- 7.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.6%Food insecurity
- 15.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.7%Transit barriers
- 8.5%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 30.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bostonia
The heaviest input here is 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 about the same as 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06073016503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073016503?
Census tract 06073016503 in the Bostonia neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 06073016503?
Median gross rent is $2,327/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06073016503?
7.5% of residents in tract 06073016503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,944.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06073016503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 30th, minority 52th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 06073016503 considered part of Bostonia?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073016503 fall within Bostonia (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06073016503 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.3% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06073016503 compare to El Cajon overall?
Tract 06073016503 scores 5.8/10, 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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