Neighborhood · Ranked #6,676 of 84,120 nationally

Serra Mesa Eviction Risk: High , San Diego

Tract 06073009301 · San Diego, CA · pop 5,555 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 06073009301 covers part of the Serra Mesa area of San Diego, CA, and scores 8.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,555. 23% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

8.2

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 28% Owners 52%

Tract context

Occupied units1,876

Renter share47.8%

SVI overall0.71

Poverty rate8.0%

Median income$106,974

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.8016, -117.1343 · click any tract to drill in

Why Serra Mesa scores 8.2

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

8.0% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$2,292 rent vs county FMR

3.0

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 Serra Mesa compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

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

68%Socioeconomic
57%Household composition
73%Racial/ethnic minority
65%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Serra Mesa. 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.

11.9%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
12.5%Food insecurity
11.0%SNAP enrollment
7.4%Transit barriers
6.7%No health insurance
16.4%Frequent mental distress
24.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Serra Mesa

Cost burden runs 42% here against 52.5% across San Diego County. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.

Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 2/10.

On the national scale it lands near the 92nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.4/10.

It tracks the San Diego County average of 7.6 closely. Average gross rent is $2,292, close to the San Diego average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $106,974.

48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06073009301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073009301?

Census tract 06073009301 in the Serra Mesa neighborhood scores 8.2/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06073009301?

Median gross rent is $2,292/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073009301?

8.0% of residents in tract 06073009301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,555.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073009301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 57th, minority 73th, housing 65th.

Is tract 06073009301 considered part of Serra Mesa?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073009301 fall within Serra Mesa (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06073009301 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073009301 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073009301 scores 8.2/10, 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.