2 census tracts · pop 8,779 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 6.1–8.5
Granite Hills takes in 2 census tracts of El Cajon, CA, population 8,779. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.7/10, in the Elevated tier. 63% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the El Cajon rate of 42.3%.
Severe burden reaches 34%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10.
Average gross rent is $1,249, 33% below the El Cajon average of $1,856. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.1 to 8.5, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.1/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.7/10. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of El Cajon, it ranks #5 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, Hillsdale and Cajon Heights score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $104,010, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion. 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Granite Hills vs El CajonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport66%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Granite Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.8%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility shutoff threat
13.4%Food insecurity
13.5%SNAP enrollment
6.9%No health insurance
28.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Granite Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Granite Hills?
Granite Hills scores 7.7/10 (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 Granite Hills compare to El Cajon overall?
Granite Hills scores 0.2 points lower than El Cajon overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 42% citywide. Average rent: $1,249 vs $1,856.
Q3
What is the average rent in Granite Hills?
Average gross rent in Granite Hills is $1,249/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Granite Hills residents are renters?
33% of Granite Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in El Cajon). The neighborhood has 8,779 residents.
Q5
Is Granite Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Granite Hills sits in the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Granite Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Granite Hills is census tract 06073016403 (score 8.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.1 to 8.5, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Granite Hills for landlords?
Granite Hills carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). 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 El Cajon as a whole (7.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Granite Hills?
Granite Hills has 8,184 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60.6%), Hispanic / Latino (20.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
