7 census tracts · pop 17,750 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.9/10
· range 9.9–9.9
Chinatown is a 7-tract neighborhood of San Francisco, CA and houses 17,750 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9.9/10, placing it in the High tier. 46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the San Francisco rate of 25.1%.
Average gross rent is $1,236, 50% below the San Francisco average of $2,476. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 10/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 10/10. 91% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. 23% 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.
The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. SNAP participation is 25.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 28.7% of adults, 10.9 points above the national rate. That places it #1 of 53 neighborhoods in San Francisco.
For a like-for-like read, Civic Center and Fillmore District 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.
Its 7 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $53,435.
With little internal variation, 9.9/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
9.9
High
7 tracts · population-weighted
Chinatown vs San FranciscoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Chinatown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.0%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility shutoff threat
28.6%Food insecurity
25.9%SNAP enrollment
10.6%No health insurance
37.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Chinatown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Chinatown?
Chinatown scores 9.9/10 (High tier) across 7 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 Chinatown compare to San Francisco overall?
Chinatown scores 0.0 points higher than San Francisco overall (9.9/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,236 vs $2,476.
Q3
What is the average rent in Chinatown?
Average gross rent in Chinatown is $1,236/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Chinatown residents are renters?
91% of Chinatown households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in San Francisco). The neighborhood has 17,750 residents.
Q5
Is Chinatown a high social-vulnerability area?
Chinatown sits in the 83rd 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 Chinatown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Chinatown is census tract 06075010701 (score 9.9/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.9 to 9.9, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Chinatown for landlords?
Chinatown carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.9/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Chinatown?
Chinatown has 16,674 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (69.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (20.3%), Other / Multiracial (4.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
