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Neighborhood · San Francisco, CA

Lower Pacific Heights Eviction Risk: High

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 Francisco How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
20.2% -20%
San Francisco: 25.1%
Average gross rent
$2,629 +6%
San Francisco: $2,476
Average HH income
$197,285 +39%
San Francisco: $141,446
Poverty rate
4.8% -55%
San Francisco: 10.6%
Renter share
69.6% +13%
San Francisco: 61.8%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lower Pacific Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 8.8–9.3

Why Lower Pacific Heights scores 9.1

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
20% 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
70% 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
4.8% below poverty line · Range 1.0–2.1 across tracts
1.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.3–3.6 across tracts
2.9
Risk score comparison

Lower Pacific Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Lower Pacific Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.9.1Lower Pacific HeigNeighborhood9.9Parent cityhost city7.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Lower Pacific Heights?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.5 points from 8.8 to 9.3. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Lower Pacific Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06075015300 9.3 2,293 19% $2,702
06075013401 9.2 1,370 25% $2,848
06075013402 8.8 2,107 18% $2,407
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 22

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 5%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 9%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 78%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.

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.
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