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Neighborhood · Ranked #2,922 of 84,120 nationally

Mesa College Area Eviction Risk: High , San Diego

Tract 06073008701 · San Diego, CA · pop 3,439 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 06073008701 covers part of the Mesa College Area area of San Diego, CA, and scores 9.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. The severe-burden share is 39%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
9.4
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47% Stable renters 27% Owners 26%
Tract context
Occupied units1,223
Renter share74.2%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate12.9%
Median income$78,516

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Mesa College Area
Very High
Within parent city
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#80 of 328 tracts In San Diego
High
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#83 of 736 tracts In San Diego
High
Within state
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#1,290 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.7980, -117.1640 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mesa College Area scores 9.4

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
12.9% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$2,242 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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 Mesa College Area compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Mesa College Area risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 9.49.4This tracttract 008701San Diego: 8.68.6San Diegoparent cityCounty: 7.67.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 7.57.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Mesa College Area. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mesa College Area

Cost burden runs 64% here against 52.5% across San Diego County. Set annual rent against average income of $78,516 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

This is renter territory: 74% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Against the San Diego County average of 7.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.8 points. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10. On the high side, local political climate reads 7.5/10. On the national scale it lands near the 97th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Social vulnerability reads 6.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.9 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $2,242, close to the San Diego average.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06073008701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073008701?

Census tract 06073008701 in the Mesa College Area neighborhood scores 9.4/10 (High 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 06073008701?

Median gross rent is $2,242/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073008701?

12.9% of residents in tract 06073008701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,439.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073008701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 9th, minority 72th, housing 87th.
Q5

Is tract 06073008701 considered part of Mesa College Area?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073008701 fall within Mesa College Area (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06073008701 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.7% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06073008701 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073008701 scores 9.4/10, higher 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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