Neighborhood · Escondido, CA

Mission Park Eviction Risk: Elevated

6 census tracts · pop 30,511 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.8/10 · range 5.7–7.9

Mission Park is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Escondido with 6 census tracts and a population of 30,511 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.8/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 65% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 32% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $2,034/month sits 1% lower than the Escondido citywide average ($2,046).

Risk score

6.8

Elevated

6 tracts · population-weighted

Mission Park vs Escondido How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

65.3% +79%

Escondido: 36.5%

Average gross rent

$2,034 -1%

Escondido: $2,046

Average HH income

$70,589 -16%

Escondido: $84,477

Poverty rate

16.5% +23%

Escondido: 13.4%

Renter share

57.9% +24%

Escondido: 46.6%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mission Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 6 tracts span score 5.7–7.9

Why Mission Park scores 6.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts

6.8

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts

6.1

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts

6.5

Rent control risk

65% of income on rent · Range 8.8–8.8 across tracts

8.8

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

58% renter households · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts

9.0

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 7.6–7.6 across tracts

7.6

Economic stress

16.5% below poverty line · Range 2.3–6.7 across tracts

4.2

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.1–3.7 across tracts

2.1

Risk score comparison

Mission Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Mission Park?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.2 points from 5.7 to 7.9. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

7.9 7.7 6.7 6.4 6.4 5.7

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

6 tracts in Mission Park

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
06073020213	7.9	4,266	68%	$1,863
06073020202	7.7	6,735	65%	$1,793
06073020108	6.7	5,107	64%	$2,109
06073020206	6.4	5,601	74%	$1,755
06073020106	6.4	3,651	53%	$2,336
06073020109	5.7	5,151	65%	$2,505

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 85

Pop-weighted across 6 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 85%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 65%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 87%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 77%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mission Park

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

25.7%Housing insecurity
12.2%Utility shutoff threat
31.2%Food insecurity
29.1%SNAP enrollment
19.9%No health insurance
35.0%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Mission Park

What is the eviction-risk score for Mission Park?

Mission Park scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 6 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.

How does Mission Park compare to Escondido overall?

Mission Park scores 1.0 points lower than Escondido overall (7.8/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $2,034 vs $2,046.

What is the average rent in Mission Park?

Average gross rent in Mission Park is $2,034/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Mission Park residents are renters?

58% of Mission Park households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in Escondido). The neighborhood has 30,511 residents.

Is Mission Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Mission Park sits in the 85th 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.

Which tracts in Mission Park have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Mission Park is census tract 06073020213 (score 7.9/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 7.9, a spread of 2.2 points.

How safe is Mission Park for landlords?

Mission Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.8/10). Pop-weighted across 6 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Escondido as a whole (7.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Mission Park?

Mission Park has 29,331 residents (Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (71.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (18.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Mission Park

6.7 Los Arboles 5 tracts · pop 26,153 7.9 Downtown 2 tracts · pop 11,580 7 Old Escondido 2 tracts · pop 10,230 6.1 Westside 4 tracts · pop 17,325 4.8 Richland 5 tracts · pop 20,258 5.7 Stoneridge Chateaus 2 tracts · pop 6,781

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Escondido

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Mission Park.

6.8 Los Arboles 5 tracts · pop 26,153 7 Old Escondido 2 tracts · pop 10,230 6 Westside 4 tracts · pop 17,325 7.7 Downtown 2 tracts · pop 11,580

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