5 census tracts · pop 22,476 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.5/10
· range 4.8–9.3
Hillsdale takes in 5 census tracts of El Cajon, CA, population 22,476. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.5/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4.8 to 9.3, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Against a El Cajon baseline of 42.3%, 61% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The severe-burden share is 34%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 8.7/10. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.6/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10.
Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of El Cajon, it ranks #5 by risk, the lower third. Average gross rent runs $1,905, close to the El Cajon average.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $95,813. 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.5
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Hillsdale vs El CajonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority52%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hillsdale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.8%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility shutoff threat
16.1%Food insecurity
16.8%SNAP enrollment
8.0%No health insurance
30.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hillsdale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hillsdale?
Hillsdale scores 7.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 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 Hillsdale compare to El Cajon overall?
Hillsdale scores 0.4 points lower than El Cajon overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 42% citywide. Average rent: $1,905 vs $1,856.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hillsdale?
Average gross rent in Hillsdale is $1,905/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hillsdale residents are renters?
34% of Hillsdale households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in El Cajon). The neighborhood has 22,476 residents.
Q5
Is Hillsdale a high social-vulnerability area?
Hillsdale sits in the 62nd 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 Hillsdale have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hillsdale is census tract 06073015601 (score 9.3/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 9.3, a spread of 4.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Hillsdale for landlords?
Hillsdale carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.5/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Hillsdale?
Hillsdale has 23,102 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.6%), Hispanic / Latino (24.9%), Other / Multiracial (5.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
