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Neighborhood · San Francisco, CA

Balboa Terrace Eviction Risk: High

1 census tracts · pop 6,627 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9/10 · range 9–9

Balboa Terrace maps to a single census tract in San Francisco, CA and houses 6,627 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 9/10, in the High tier. Severe burden reaches 56%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the San Francisco rate of 25.1%. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 10/10.

Average gross rent is $3,501, 41% above the San Francisco average of $2,476. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 10/10. 4.0% 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.

4.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. That places it #45 of 53 neighborhoods in San Francisco. At 4% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

For a like-for-like read, Presidio Heights and Anza Vista score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $204,375.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
9
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Balboa Terrace vs San Francisco How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
55.6% +122%
San Francisco: 25.1%
Average gross rent
$3,501 +41%
San Francisco: $2,476
Average HH income
$204,375 +44%
San Francisco: $141,446
Poverty rate
5.7% -46%
San Francisco: 10.6%
Renter share
3.9% -94%
San Francisco: 61.8%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Balboa Terrace and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 9–9

Why Balboa Terrace scores 9

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 8.6–8.6 across tracts
8.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 9.8–9.8 across tracts
9.8
Rent control risk
56% of income on rent · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Tenant organizing strength
4% renter households · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 9.5–9.5 across tracts
9.5
Economic stress
5.7% below poverty line · Range 1.4–1.4 across tracts
1.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.6–5.6 across tracts
5.6
Risk score comparison

Balboa Terrace vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Balboa Terrace score vs. parent city, state, U.S.9.0Balboa TerraceNeighborhood9.9Parent cityhost city7.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Balboa Terrace

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06075030900 9 6,627 56% $3,501
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 45

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 22%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 71%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Balboa Terrace

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

Frequently asked

About Balboa Terrace

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Balboa Terrace?

Balboa Terrace scores 9/10 (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 Balboa Terrace compare to San Francisco overall?

Balboa Terrace scores 0.9 points lower than San Francisco overall (9.9/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $3,501 vs $2,476.
Q3

What is the average rent in Balboa Terrace?

Average gross rent in Balboa Terrace is $3,501/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Balboa Terrace residents are renters?

4% of Balboa Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in San Francisco). The neighborhood has 6,627 residents.
Q5

Is Balboa Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?

Balboa Terrace sits in the 45th 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

How safe is Balboa Terrace for landlords?

Balboa Terrace carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9/10). 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 Balboa Terrace?

Balboa Terrace has 6,425 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (38.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (38%), Other / Multiracial (15.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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