11 census tracts · pop 34,530 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.6/10
· range 8.8–9.9
Potrero Terrace takes in 11 census tracts of San Francisco, CA and houses 34,530 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 9.6/10, High tier. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 10/10. Cost burden runs 38% against 25.1% citywide, putting Potrero Terrace 12.9% over its own city.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 10/10. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The 11 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 8.8 to 9.9, a 1.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
That places it #21 of 53 neighborhoods in San Francisco. For a like-for-like read, Ingleside Terraces and Visitacion Valley score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $155,758, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion.
Average gross rent runs $2,593, close to the San Francisco average. 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
9.6
High
11 tracts · population-weighted
Potrero Terrace vs San FranciscoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport75%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Potrero Terrace
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.9%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility shutoff threat
13.8%Food insecurity
11.2%SNAP enrollment
8.5%No health insurance
24.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Potrero Terrace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Potrero Terrace?
Potrero Terrace scores 9.6/10 (High tier) across 11 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 Potrero Terrace compare to San Francisco overall?
Potrero Terrace scores 0.3 points lower than San Francisco overall (9.9/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $2,593 vs $2,476.
Q3
What is the average rent in Potrero Terrace?
Average gross rent in Potrero Terrace is $2,593/month (pop-weighted across 11 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Potrero Terrace residents are renters?
60% of Potrero Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in San Francisco). The neighborhood has 34,530 residents.
Q5
Is Potrero Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Potrero Terrace sits in the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Potrero Terrace have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Potrero Terrace is census tract 06075022803 (score 9.9/10). Across the 11 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.8 to 9.9, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Potrero Terrace for landlords?
Potrero Terrace carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.6/10). Pop-weighted across 11 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 Potrero Terrace?
Potrero Terrace has 33,182 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (39.4%), Hispanic / Latino (31.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
