Neighborhood · Ranked #9,927 of 84,120 nationally

Kearny Mesa Eviction Risk: Elevated , San Diego

Tract 06073008511 · San Diego, CA · pop 5,172 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

06073008511 is a census tract in the Kearny Mesa area of San Diego, CA. It scores 7.6/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,172 residents. Severe burden reaches 22%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score

7.6

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 33% Owners 32%

Tract context

Occupied units2,620

Renter share67.5%

SVI overall0.61

Poverty rate9.0%

Median income$132,786

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.8260, -117.1416 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kearny Mesa scores 7.6

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

9.0% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$2,763 rent vs county FMR

4.6

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 Kearny Mesa compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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

52%Socioeconomic
9%Household composition
74%Racial/ethnic minority
93%Housing & transportation

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.

11.3%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
11.9%Food insecurity
9.8%SNAP enrollment
6.9%Transit barriers
6.4%No health insurance
16.0%Frequent mental distress
20.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kearny Mesa

What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. 68% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10.

Running cool, economic stress reads 2.3/10. Average gross rent is $2,763, 19% above the San Diego average. Nationally it ranks #9,927 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 6.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

52% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the San Diego County average of 7.6 closely.

Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $132,786.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06073008511

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073008511?

Census tract 06073008511 in the Kearny Mesa neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (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 06073008511?

Median gross rent is $2,763/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073008511?

9.0% of residents in tract 06073008511 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,172.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073008511?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 9th, minority 74th, housing 93th.

Is tract 06073008511 considered part of Kearny Mesa?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073008511 fall within Kearny Mesa (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06073008511 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.3% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073008511 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073008511 scores 7.6/10, 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.

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