Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Hidden Valley Eviction Risk: Moderate , San Diego

Tract 06073008303 · San Diego, CA · pop 3,048 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 06073008303 runs through the Hidden Valley area of San Diego. With 3,048 residents, it scores $1/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #20,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $227,275 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 9% Owners 84%

Tract context

Occupied units1,307

Renter share16.4%

SVI overall0.06

Poverty rate8.2%

Median income$227,275

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.8408, -117.2572 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hidden Valley scores 5.2

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

8.2% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$3,501 rent vs county FMR

7.2

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 Hidden Valley compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

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

9%Socioeconomic
21%Household composition
33%Racial/ethnic minority
7%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

26%Grade A
1%Grade B
0%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.

5.4%Housing insecurity
3.0%Utility-shutoff threat
6.1%Food insecurity
5.7%SNAP enrollment
4.1%Transit barriers
3.4%No health insurance
11.6%Frequent mental distress
25.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hidden Valley

What moves this score most is 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 Diego eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the San Diego County average of 5.8 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 6th 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 06073008303

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073008303?

Census tract 06073008303 in the Hidden Valley neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 06073008303?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073008303?

8.2% of residents in tract 06073008303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,048.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073008303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 21th, minority 33th, housing 7th.

Is tract 06073008303 considered part of Hidden Valley?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073008303 fall within Hidden Valley (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06073008303 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.4% 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. 3.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073008303 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073008303 scores 5.2/10, lower than the parent city of San Diego at 8.7/10. 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 06073008303 historically redlined?

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