Census Tract · Ranked #5,413 of 84,120 nationally

La Mesa Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06073014803 · San Diego, CA · pop 4,737

06073014803 is a census tract in La Mesa, CA. It scores 8.5/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,737 residents. Severe burden reaches 34%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score

8.5

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 45% Stable renters 28% Owners 27%

Tract context

Occupied units2,154

Renter share72.9%

SVI overall0.69

Poverty rate11.3%

Median income$72,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across La Mesa and the region

Centroid at 32.7789, -117.0229 · click any tract to drill in

Why La Mesa scores 8.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from La Mesa

6.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.1

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

11.3% poverty · this tract

2.8

Supply constraint

$1,898 rent vs county FMR

1.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from La Mesa

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from La Mesa

9.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from La Mesa

7.1

How La Mesa compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

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

62%Socioeconomic
28%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
92%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

12.0%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
12.7%Food insecurity
12.2%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
7.3%No health insurance
16.8%Frequent mental distress
29.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in La Mesa

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. This is renter territory: 73% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.5/10.

Against San Diego County at 52.5%, 62% of renters here are cost-burdened. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.6/10.

It sits 0.9 points above the San Diego County average of 7.6. On the national scale it lands near the 94th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.2/10.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,898, close to the La Mesa average.

Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $72,500.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06073014803

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073014803?

Census tract 06073014803 in La Mesa scores 8.5/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06073014803?

Median gross rent is $1,898/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073014803?

11.3% of residents in tract 06073014803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,737.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073014803?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 28th, minority 49th, housing 92th.

What share of households in tract 06073014803 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.0% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073014803 compare to La Mesa overall?

Tract 06073014803 scores 8.5/10, higher than the parent city of La Mesa at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from La Mesa; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in La Mesa

Top eight tracts in La Mesa ranked by composite eviction-risk score.