8 census tracts · pop 18,992 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.9/10
· range 9.9–9.9
Little Saigon is a 8-tract neighborhood of San Francisco, CA, population 18,992. The Eviction Risk Score is 9.9/10, in the High tier. Against a San Francisco baseline of 25.1%, about half of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Average gross rent is $1,058, 57% below the San Francisco average of $2,476. 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. This is a renter market: 93% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 30%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Food insecurity affects 31.5% of adults, 13.7 points above the national rate. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 21.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Among the 53 mapped neighborhoods of San Francisco, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Civic Center and Fillmore District. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.9
High
8 tracts · population-weighted
Little Saigon vs San FranciscoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport98%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Little Saigon
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.9%Housing insecurity
12.8%Utility shutoff threat
31.2%Food insecurity
31.2%SNAP enrollment
14.9%No health insurance
39.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Little Saigon
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Little Saigon?
Little Saigon scores 9.9/10 (High tier) across 8 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 Little Saigon compare to San Francisco overall?
Little Saigon scores 0.0 points higher than San Francisco overall (9.9/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,058 vs $2,476.
Q3
What is the average rent in Little Saigon?
Average gross rent in Little Saigon is $1,058/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Little Saigon residents are renters?
93% of Little Saigon households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in San Francisco). The neighborhood has 18,992 residents.
Q5
Is Little Saigon a high social-vulnerability area?
Little Saigon sits in the 92nd 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 Little Saigon have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Little Saigon is census tract 06075012502 (score 9.9/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.9 to 9.9, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Little Saigon for landlords?
Little Saigon carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.9/10). Pop-weighted across 8 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 Little Saigon?
Little Saigon has 19,618 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (31.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (28.5%), Hispanic / Latino (25.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
