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Neighborhood · Oceanside, CA

Ocean Hills Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 8,874 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10 · range 5.7–6.4

Ocean Hills takes in 2 census tracts of Oceanside, CA and houses 8,874 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.1/10, Elevated tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.

Against a Oceanside baseline of 34.5%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.

At $2,736 a month, rents sit 19% over what the rest of Oceanside commands. 3.3% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. 4.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.

Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Oceanside, it ranks #9 by risk, the lower third. Only 16% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $114,947.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Ocean Hills vs Oceanside How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
45.2% +31%
Oceanside: 34.5%
Average gross rent
$2,736 +19%
Oceanside: $2,303
Average HH income
$114,947 +23%
Oceanside: $93,724
Poverty rate
2.2% -73%
Oceanside: 8.1%
Renter share
15.9% -62%
Oceanside: 41.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ocean Hills and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.7–6.4

Why Ocean Hills scores 6.1

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
45% of income on rent · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.9–6.9 across tracts
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
16% renter households · Range 8.3–8.3 across tracts
8.3
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Economic stress
2.2% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.4–4.6 across tracts
4.5
Risk score comparison

Ocean Hills vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Ocean Hills score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Ocean Hills: 6.16.1Ocean HillsNeighborhoodParent city: 7.17.1Parent cityhost cityState: 7.67.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Ocean Hills

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06073019808 6.4 4,603 41% $2,767
06073019809 5.7 4,271 49% $2,702
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 35

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

Socioeconomic status 14%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 63%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ocean Hills

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Ocean Hills

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Ocean Hills?

Ocean Hills scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 Ocean Hills compare to Oceanside overall?

Ocean Hills scores 1.0 points lower than Oceanside overall (7.1/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $2,736 vs $2,303.
Q3

What is the average rent in Ocean Hills?

Average gross rent in Ocean Hills is $2,736/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Ocean Hills residents are renters?

16% of Ocean Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Oceanside). The neighborhood has 8,874 residents.
Q5

Is Ocean Hills a high social-vulnerability area?

Ocean Hills sits in the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Ocean Hills have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Ocean Hills is census tract 06073019808 (score 6.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 6.4, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7

How safe is Ocean Hills for landlords?

Ocean Hills carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). 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 Oceanside as a whole (7.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Ocean Hills?

Ocean Hills has 8,956 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64%), Hispanic / Latino (18.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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