Census Tract · Ranked #6,676 of 84,120 nationally

La Mesa Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06073014901 · San Diego, CA · pop 4,855 · 95% of tract blocks fall in La Mesa

With a score of 8.2/10, tract 06073014901 in La Mesa, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,855 residents. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.

Risk score

8.2

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 22% Owners 39%

Tract context

Occupied units1,854

Renter share61.1%

SVI overall0.76

Poverty rate10.5%

Median income$82,240

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across La Mesa and the region

Centroid at 32.7620, -117.0103 · click any tract to drill in

Why La Mesa scores 8.2

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

10.5% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$2,130 rent vs county FMR

2.4

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: 76

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

70%Socioeconomic
72%Household composition
61%Racial/ethnic minority
74%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.

13.8%Housing insecurity
7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
15.2%Food insecurity
15.9%SNAP enrollment
8.9%Transit barriers
7.2%No health insurance
18.0%Frequent mental distress
28.0%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. Against San Diego County at 52.5%, 64% of renters here are cost-burdened. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.5/10.

Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.4/10. On the national scale it lands near the 92nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. It tracks the San Diego County average of 7.6 closely.

Average gross rent is $2,130, close to the La Mesa average. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $82,240.

61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06073014901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073014901?

Census tract 06073014901 in La Mesa scores 8.2/10 (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 06073014901?

Median gross rent is $2,130/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073014901?

10.5% of residents in tract 06073014901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,855.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073014901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 72th, minority 61th, housing 74th.

What share of households in tract 06073014901 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.8% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073014901 compare to La Mesa overall?

Tract 06073014901 scores 8.2/10, 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.