3 census tracts · pop 5,770 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.1/10
· range 8.8–9.3
Lower Pacific Heights takes in 3 census tracts of San Francisco, CA, population 5,770. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 9.1/10, High tier. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 10/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 10/10.
This is a renter market: 70% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Against a San Francisco baseline of 25.1%, about one in five of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.1% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Disability prevalence reaches 18.6% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Severe burden reaches 10%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
At $2,629 a month, rents sit 6% over what the rest of San Francisco commands. That places it #41 of 53 neighborhoods in San Francisco. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes.
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
9.1
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
Lower Pacific Heights vs San FranciscoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lower Pacific Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.1%Housing insecurity
3.5%Utility shutoff threat
5.9%Food insecurity
4.6%SNAP enrollment
3.3%No health insurance
18.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lower Pacific Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lower Pacific Heights?
Lower Pacific Heights scores 9.1/10 (High tier) across 3 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 Pacific Heights compare to San Francisco overall?
Lower Pacific Heights scores 0.8 points lower than San Francisco overall (9.9/10). Renters spend 20% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $2,629 vs $2,476.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lower Pacific Heights?
Average gross rent in Lower Pacific Heights is $2,629/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lower Pacific Heights residents are renters?
70% of Lower Pacific Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in San Francisco). The neighborhood has 5,770 residents.
Q5
Is Lower Pacific Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Lower Pacific Heights sits in the 22nd 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 Pacific Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lower Pacific Heights is census tract 06075015300 (score 9.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.8 to 9.3, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Lower Pacific Heights for landlords?
Lower Pacific Heights carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.1/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Pacific Heights?
Lower Pacific Heights has 6,185 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.4%), Hispanic / Latino (9.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.