2 census tracts · pop 8,398 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.7/10
· range 8.5–8.8
Rolando Park takes in 2 census tracts of La Mesa, CA, population 8,398. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.7/10, High tier. Against a La Mesa baseline of 35.1%, 65% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 37%. 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 tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. Annualized rent equals 34% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.7/10. 70% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.4/10.
SNAP participation is 25.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,767, 14% below the La Mesa average of $2,049. The closest comparables inside the same city are Rolando and Grossmont.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.3 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.7
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Rolando Park vs La MesaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport89%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Rolando Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.1%Housing insecurity
10.9%Utility shutoff threat
24.9%Food insecurity
25.4%SNAP enrollment
12.1%No health insurance
32.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Rolando Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Rolando Park?
Rolando Park scores 8.7/10 (High 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 Rolando Park compare to La Mesa overall?
Rolando Park scores 1.0 points higher than La Mesa overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,767 vs $2,049.
Q3
What is the average rent in Rolando Park?
Average gross rent in Rolando Park is $1,767/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Rolando Park residents are renters?
70% of Rolando Park households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in La Mesa). The neighborhood has 8,398 residents.
Q5
Is Rolando Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Rolando Park sits in the 87th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Rolando Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Rolando Park is census tract 06073014400 (score 8.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.5 to 8.8, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Rolando Park for landlords?
Rolando Park carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.7/10). 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 La Mesa as a whole (7.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Rolando Park?
Rolando Park has 8,458 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (47%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.