Neighborhood · Ranked #2,484 of 84,120 nationally

Kensington Eviction Risk: High , San Diego

Tract 06073002100 · San Diego, CA · pop 5,585 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Tract 06073002100 sits in the Kensington area of San Diego eviction risk, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 9.6/10. It is home to 5,585 residents. 83% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Risk score

9.6

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 46% Owners 17%

Tract context

Occupied units2,670

Renter share82.8%

SVI overall0.60

Poverty rate13.4%

Median income$76,648

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.7587, -117.1085 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kensington scores 9.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from San Diego

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.1

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

13.4% poverty · this tract

3.4

Supply constraint

$1,886 rent vs county FMR

1.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from San Diego

8.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

8.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from San Diego

7.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from San Diego

7.5

How Kensington compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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

70%Socioeconomic
14%Household composition
71%Racial/ethnic minority
63%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
46%Grade B
54%Grade C
0%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 Kensington. 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.

14.4%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility-shutoff threat
15.1%Food insecurity
14.2%SNAP enrollment
8.5%Transit barriers
8.5%No health insurance
17.3%Frequent mental distress
23.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kensington

Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1.5/10. Against the San Diego County average of 7.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.0 points.

The severe-burden share is 22%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10. Against San Diego County at 52.5%, 45% of renters here are cost-burdened.

On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10. Average gross rent is $1,886, 18% below the San Diego average.

In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground C ("Definitely Declining"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today. Nationally it ranks #2,484 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 6.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.1 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $76,648.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06073002100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073002100?

Census tract 06073002100 in the Kensington neighborhood scores 9.6/10 (High 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 06073002100?

Median gross rent is $1,886/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073002100?

13.4% of residents in tract 06073002100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,585.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073002100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 14th, minority 71th, housing 63th.

Is tract 06073002100 considered part of Kensington?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073002100 fall within Kensington (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06073002100 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.4% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073002100 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073002100 scores 9.6/10, higher than the parent city of San Diego at 8.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Diego eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06073002100 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% 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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