4 census tracts · pop 16,204 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 6.5–8.4
Soltaire takes in 4 census tracts of San Marcos, CA and houses 16,204 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.3/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a San Marcos baseline of 37.0%, 53% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
26% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10. The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.5 to 8.4, a 1.9-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.2/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.5/10.
Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of San Marcos, it ranks #3 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, Richland and Rancho Carrillo score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $2,210, close to the San Marcos average. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $88,681.
54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.3 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Soltaire vs San MarcosHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport88%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Soltaire
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.1%Housing insecurity
7.8%Utility shutoff threat
19.4%Food insecurity
17.2%SNAP enrollment
12.4%No health insurance
28.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Soltaire
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Soltaire?
Soltaire scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 Soltaire compare to San Marcos overall?
Soltaire scores 0.3 points higher than San Marcos overall (7/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $2,210 vs $2,348.
Q3
What is the average rent in Soltaire?
Average gross rent in Soltaire is $2,210/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Soltaire residents are renters?
54% of Soltaire households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in San Marcos). The neighborhood has 16,204 residents.
Q5
Is Soltaire a high social-vulnerability area?
Soltaire sits in the 84th 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 Soltaire have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Soltaire is census tract 06073020036 (score 8.4/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.5 to 8.4, a spread of 1.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Soltaire for landlords?
Soltaire carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to San Marcos as a whole (7/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Soltaire?
Soltaire has 16,664 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (52.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (31.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
