2 census tracts · pop 9,175 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.9/10
· range 8.7–9.1
Lower Haight takes in 2 census tracts of San Francisco, CA and houses 9,175 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.9/10, in the High tier. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 10/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 10/10.
25% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. This is a renter market: 74% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. At $2,826 a month, rents sit 14% over what the rest of San Francisco commands.
Severe burden reaches 8%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Food insecurity affects 8.4% of adults, 9.4 points below the national rate. SNAP participation is 6.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Among the 53 mapped neighborhoods of San Francisco, it ranks #50 by risk, the lower third. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.9
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Lower Haight vs San FranciscoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lower Haight
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.0%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility shutoff threat
8.1%Food insecurity
6.6%SNAP enrollment
4.6%No health insurance
19.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lower Haight
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lower Haight?
Lower Haight scores 8.9/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Lower Haight compare to San Francisco overall?
Lower Haight scores 1.0 points lower than San Francisco overall (9.9/10). Renters spend 25% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $2,826 vs $2,476.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lower Haight?
Average gross rent in Lower Haight is $2,826/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lower Haight residents are renters?
74% of Lower Haight households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in San Francisco). The neighborhood has 9,175 residents.
Q5
Is Lower Haight a high social-vulnerability area?
Lower Haight sits in the 18th 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
Which tracts in Lower Haight have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lower Haight is census tract 06075016801 (score 9.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.7 to 9.1, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Lower Haight for landlords?
Lower Haight carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Lower Haight?
Lower Haight has 9,105 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18.5%), Hispanic / Latino (12.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
