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Neighborhood · Ranked #11,988 of 84,120 nationally

University City Eviction Risk: Elevated , San Diego

Tract 06073008344 · San Diego, CA · pop 3,593 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 06073008344 covers part of the University City area of San Diego, CA, and scores 7.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,593 residents. At $3,242 a month, rents run 40% over what the rest of San Diego commands.

Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 11% Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,181
Renter share19.9%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$176,680

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In University City
Moderate
Within parent city
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#269 of 328 tracts In San Diego
Very Low
Within county
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#491 of 736 tracts In San Diego
Low
Within state
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#4,881 of 9,109 tracts In California
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.8584, -117.1963 · click any tract to drill in

Why University City scores 7.2

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
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,242 rent vs county FMR
6.3
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 University City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
University City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.27.2This tracttract 008344San Diego: 8.68.6San Diegoparent cityCounty: 7.67.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 7.57.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 20

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University City

Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10.

Severe burden reaches 17%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10.

46% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the San Diego County average of 52.5%. SNAP participation runs 5.2% against 15.2% nationally. Housing insecurity runs 6.2% against 14.2% nationally.

The voucher gap is 12.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. On the national scale it lands near the 86th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

At 20% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. It tracks the San Diego County average of 7.6 closely. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $176,680.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06073008344

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073008344?

Census tract 06073008344 in the University City neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06073008344?

Median gross rent is $3,242/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073008344?

3.7% of residents in tract 06073008344 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,593.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073008344?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 58th, minority 44th, housing 26th.
Q5

Is tract 06073008344 considered part of University City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073008344 fall within University City (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06073008344 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.2% 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. 3.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06073008344 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073008344 scores 7.2/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Diego

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

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