Neighborhood · Ranked #10,320 of 84,120 nationally

La Playa Eviction Risk: Elevated , San Diego

Tract 06073007100 · San Diego, CA · pop 4,450 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

With a score of 7.5/10, tract 06073007100 in the La Playa area of San Diego, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,450. The severe-burden share is 59%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

7.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 3% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units2,091

Renter share25.5%

SVI overall0.11

Poverty rate8.3%

Median income$148,464

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.7172, -117.2390 · click any tract to drill in

Why La Playa scores 7.5

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

8.3% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$1,864 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 La Playa 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.

32%Socioeconomic
9%Household composition
17%Racial/ethnic minority
13%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

20%Grade A
48%Grade B
2%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.

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.

6.0%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility-shutoff threat
6.4%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
4.2%Transit barriers
3.7%No health insurance
12.6%Frequent mental distress
25.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in La Playa

Against San Diego County at 52.5%, 87% of renters here are cost-burdened. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.5/10. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10.

Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10. At $1,864 a month, rents run 19% under what the rest of San Diego commands. SNAP participation runs 6.1% against 15.2% nationally.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.2% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground B ("Still Desirable"). 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 #10,320 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Against average income of $148,464, annual rent is just 15%. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the San Diego County average of 7.6 closely.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06073007100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073007100?

Census tract 06073007100 in the La Playa neighborhood scores 7.5/10 (Elevated 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 06073007100?

Median gross rent is $1,864/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 87% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073007100?

8.3% of residents in tract 06073007100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,450.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073007100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 9th, minority 17th, housing 13th.

Is tract 06073007100 considered part of La Playa?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073007100 fall within La Playa (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06073007100 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.0% 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073007100 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073007100 scores 7.5/10, lower 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 06073007100 historically redlined?

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