Census Tract · Ranked #7,382 of 84,120 nationally

La Mesa Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06073014805 · San Diego, CA · pop 4,595

With a score of 8.1/10, tract 06073014805 in La Mesa, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,595. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.

Risk score

8.1

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 28% Owners 44%

Tract context

Occupied units2,218

Renter share56.0%

SVI overall0.51

Poverty rate13.0%

Median income$94,479

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across La Mesa and the region

Centroid at 32.7765, -117.0386 · click any tract to drill in

Why La Mesa scores 8.1

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

13.0% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$2,232 rent vs county FMR

2.7

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: 51

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

46%Socioeconomic
6%Household composition
54%Racial/ethnic minority
90%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.

12.6%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
13.2%Food insecurity
12.7%SNAP enrollment
7.9%Transit barriers
6.8%No health insurance
17.7%Frequent mental distress
25.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in La Mesa

Severe burden reaches 28%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.5/10.

Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 2.7/10. At $2,232 a month, rents run 9% over what the rest of La Mesa commands.

Nationally it ranks #7,382 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.6/10.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 50% of renters.

It tracks the San Diego County average of 7.6 closely. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $94,479.

56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 06073014805

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073014805?

Census tract 06073014805 in La Mesa scores 8.1/10 (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 06073014805?

Median gross rent is $2,232/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073014805?

13.0% of residents in tract 06073014805 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,595.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073014805?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 6th, minority 54th, housing 90th.

What share of households in tract 06073014805 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.6% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073014805 compare to La Mesa overall?

Tract 06073014805 scores 8.1/10, 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.