Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Normal Heights Eviction Risk: High , San Diego

Tract 06073002401 · San Diego, CA · pop 4,819 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Tract 06073002401 sits in the Normal Heights area of San Diego eviction risk, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 9.9/10. It is home to 4,819 residents. Against the San Diego County average of 7.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.3 points.

Risk score

9.9

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 36% Owners 28%

Tract context

Occupied units1,642

Renter share72.9%

SVI overall0.83

Poverty rate19.6%

Median income$75,813

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.7471, -117.1152 · click any tract to drill in

Why Normal Heights scores 9.9

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

19.6% poverty · this tract

4.9

Supply constraint

$1,941 rent vs county FMR

1.7

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 Normal Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

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

84%Socioeconomic
58%Household composition
81%Racial/ethnic minority
77%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
0%Grade B
99%Grade C
1%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 Normal Heights. 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.

19.2%Housing insecurity
9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
21.4%Food insecurity
19.8%SNAP enrollment
11.5%Transit barriers
12.5%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
27.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Normal Heights

The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.7/10. This is renter territory: 73% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

18% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10.

Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Average gross rent is $1,941, 16% below the San Diego average. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for San Diego. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.

Nationally it ranks #1 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.4 points hotter.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06073002401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073002401?

Census tract 06073002401 in the Normal Heights neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (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 06073002401?

Median gross rent is $1,941/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073002401?

19.6% of residents in tract 06073002401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,819.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073002401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 58th, minority 81th, housing 77th.

Is tract 06073002401 considered part of Normal Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073002401 fall within Normal Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06073002401 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.2% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073002401 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073002401 scores 9.9/10, 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 06073002401 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. 1% 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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