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Neighborhood · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally

Hillsdale Eviction Risk: Lower , El Cajon

Tract 06073015403 · San Diego, CA · pop 2,533 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Eviction risk in the Hillsdale area of El Cajon centers on tract 06073015403, which scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,533 residents. On the national scale it ranks #44,465 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,281 monthly, set against $156,635 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 7% Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units853
Renter share12.8%
SVI overall0.07
Poverty rate2.4%
Median income$156,635

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 5 tracts In Hillsdale
Very Low
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In El Cajon
Moderate
Within county
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#724 of 736 tracts In San Diego
Very Low
Within state
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#8,899 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across El Cajon and the region

Centroid at 32.7707, -116.9502 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hillsdale scores 2.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
2.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,281 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from El Cajon
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from El Cajon
5.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from El Cajon
4.7

How Hillsdale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hillsdale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.32.3This tracttract 015403El Cajon: 8.28.2El Cajonparent cityCounty: 5.25.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 7

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Hillsdale. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hillsdale

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.4/10. 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 below the San Diego County average of 5.8 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 7th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06073015403

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073015403?

Census tract 06073015403 in the Hillsdale neighborhood scores 2.3/10 (Lower 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 06073015403?

Median gross rent is $2,281/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073015403?

2.4% of residents in tract 06073015403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,533.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073015403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 20th, minority 36th, housing 8th.
Q5

Is tract 06073015403 considered part of Hillsdale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073015403 fall within Hillsdale (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06073015403 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.8% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06073015403 compare to El Cajon overall?

Tract 06073015403 scores 2.3/10, 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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