Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Russian Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , San Francisco

Tract 06075010901 · San Francisco, CA · pop 2,007 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 06075010901 sits in the Russian Hill area of San Francisco eviction risk, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.4/10. That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

22% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,233 a month while the average household earns $190,139 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 76% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 60% Owners 23%

Tract context

Occupied units1,071

Renter share76.4%

SVI overall0.11

Poverty rate2.6%

Median income$190,139

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Francisco and the region

Centroid at 37.7983, -122.4189 · click any tract to drill in

Why Russian Hill scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from San Francisco

9.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.6

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

2.6% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$3,233 rent vs county FMR

4.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from San Francisco

10.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

10.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from San Francisco

10.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from San Francisco

9.5

How Russian Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

3%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
57%Racial/ethnic minority
58%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
50%Grade C
50%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Russian Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

5.5%Housing insecurity
3.0%Utility-shutoff threat
5.3%Food insecurity
4.0%SNAP enrollment
4.1%Transit barriers
3.3%No health insurance
13.9%Frequent mental distress
17.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Russian Hill

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from San Francisco eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the San Francisco County average of 7.0 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 50% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06075010901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06075010901?

Census tract 06075010901 in the Russian Hill neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06075010901?

Median gross rent is $3,233/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06075010901?

2.6% of residents in tract 06075010901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,007.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06075010901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 3th, minority 57th, housing 58th.

Is tract 06075010901 considered part of Russian Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06075010901 fall within Russian Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06075010901 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.5% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 3.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06075010901 compare to San Francisco overall?

Tract 06075010901 scores 4.7/10, lower than the parent city of San Francisco at 9.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Francisco eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06075010901 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 50% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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