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Neighborhood · La Mesa, CA

Rolando Park Eviction Risk: High

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 Mesa How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
64.6% +84%
La Mesa: 35.1%
Average gross rent
$1,767 -14%
La Mesa: $2,049
Average HH income
$62,908 -25%
La Mesa: $84,337
Poverty rate
13.7% +17%
La Mesa: 11.7%
Renter share
69.8% +33%
La Mesa: 52.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rolando Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 8.5–8.8

Why Rolando Park scores 8.7

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 8.5–8.9 across tracts
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.3–6.7 across tracts
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
70% renter households · Range 8.9–9.4 across tracts
9.1
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts
7.1
Economic stress
13.7% below poverty line · Range 3.2–3.7 across tracts
3.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.8 across tracts
1.4
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Rolando Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Rolando Park: 8.78.7Rolando ParkNeighborhoodParent city: 7.77.7Parent cityhost cityState: 7.67.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Rolando Park

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06073014400 8.8 4,379 65% $1,599
06073014500 8.5 4,019 64% $1,950
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 87

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 71%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 86%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 89%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.

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.
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