Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

La Jolla Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , San Diego

Tract 06073008313 · San Diego, CA · pop 2,228 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06073008313 (the La Jolla Heights area of San Diego, California) comes in at $1/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #50,541 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

13% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,501 monthly, set against $242,083 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 8% Owners 91%

Tract context

Occupied units808

Renter share8.8%

SVI overall0.18

Poverty rate6.4%

Median income$242,083

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.8552, -117.2409 · click any tract to drill in

Why La Jolla Heights scores 5.1

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

6.4% poverty · this tract

1.6

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 La Jolla Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 18

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

8%Socioeconomic
64%Household composition
48%Racial/ethnic minority
16%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within La Jolla 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.

5.5%Housing insecurity
2.9%Utility-shutoff threat
5.9%Food insecurity
5.1%SNAP enrollment
4.0%Transit barriers
3.3%No health insurance
11.8%Frequent mental distress
22.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in La Jolla Heights

The heaviest input here 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 below the San Diego County average of 5.8 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 18th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06073008313

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073008313?

Census tract 06073008313 in the La Jolla Heights neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 06073008313?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 13% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073008313?

6.4% of residents in tract 06073008313 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,228.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073008313?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 64th, minority 48th, housing 16th.

Is tract 06073008313 considered part of La Jolla Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073008313 fall within La Jolla Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06073008313 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.5% 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. 2.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073008313 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073008313 scores 5.1/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Diego

Top eight tracts in San Diego ranked by composite eviction-risk score.