1 census tracts · pop 4,162 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.3/10
· range 9.3–9.3
Alamo Square is a one-tract neighborhood of San Francisco, CA, population 4,162. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 9.3/10, High tier. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 10/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 10/10.
This is a renter market: 85% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Cost burden runs 15% against 25.1% citywide, putting Alamo Square 9.7% under its own city. Average gross rent is $3,003, 21% above the San Francisco average of $2,476.
Disability prevalence reaches 19.0% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. 9% 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. 4.4% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
That places it #32 of 53 neighborhoods in San Francisco. The closest comparables inside the same city are Russian Hill and Laurel Heights.
Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
One tract means one number: 9.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.3
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Alamo Square vs San FranciscoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport91%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Alamo Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.7%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
4.4%No health insurance
19.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Alamo Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Alamo Square?
Alamo Square scores 9.3/10 (High tier) across 1 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 Alamo Square compare to San Francisco overall?
Alamo Square scores 0.6 points lower than San Francisco overall (9.9/10). Renters spend 15% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $3,003 vs $2,476.
Q3
What is the average rent in Alamo Square?
Average gross rent in Alamo Square is $3,003/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Alamo Square residents are renters?
85% of Alamo Square households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in San Francisco). The neighborhood has 4,162 residents.
Q5
Is Alamo Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Alamo Square sits in the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Alamo Square for landlords?
Alamo Square carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 Francisco as a whole (9.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Alamo Square?
Alamo Square has 3,481 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (17.2%), Hispanic / Latino (9.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
