Eviction Risk in Telegraph Hill , San Francisco
4 census tracts · pop 10,819 · pop-weighted composite 6.8/10 · range 6.6–7.3
Telegraph Hill is a white-asian neighborhood in San Francisco with 4 census tracts and a population of 10,819 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.8/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 34% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 16% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $2,730/month sits 10% higher than the San Francisco citywide median ($2,476).
Telegraph Hill vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Telegraph Hill vs San Francisco
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Asian Neighborhood — 10,875 residents across all tracts in Telegraph Hill. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 10.3%
- White (non-Hispanic) 42.9%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 1.5%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 39.1%
- Other / Multiracial 6.2%
4 tracts in Telegraph Hill
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06075010600 | 7.3 | 3,197 | 50% | $2,105 |
| 06075010500 | 6.6 | 3,108 | 28% | $2,724 |
| 06075010401 | 6.6 | 2,437 | 22% | $3,307 |
| 06075010402 | 6.6 | 2,077 | 30% | $3,022 |
CDC SVI percentile: 52
Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Telegraph Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 8.0%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility shutoff threat
- 10.2%Food insecurity
- 8.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.3%No health insurance
- 23.2%Any disability
About Telegraph Hill
What is the eviction-risk score for Telegraph Hill?
Telegraph Hill scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Telegraph Hill compare to San Francisco overall?
Telegraph Hill scores 2.4 points lower than San Francisco overall (9.2/10). Rent burden: 34% vs 25% citywide. Median rent: $2,730 vs $2,476.
What is the median rent in Telegraph Hill?
Median gross rent in Telegraph Hill is $2,730/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Telegraph Hill residents are renters?
78% of Telegraph Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in San Francisco). The neighborhood has 10,819 residents.
Is Telegraph Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Telegraph Hill sits in the 52th 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.