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Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Kensington Eviction Risk: High , San Diego

Tract 06073009603 · San Diego, CA · pop 6,231 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

06073009603 is a census tract in the Kensington area of San Diego, CA. It scores 9.9/10 for landlords. It is home to 6,231 residents. Severe burden reaches 28%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
9.9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 29% Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units3,302
Renter share69.4%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate16.3%
Median income$70,571

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 6 tracts In Kensington
Elevated
Within parent city
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#35 of 328 tracts In San Diego
High
Within county
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 736 tracts In San Diego
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.7847, -117.1060 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kensington scores 9.9

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
16.3% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$2,129 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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 Kensington compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Kensington risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 9.99.9This tracttract 009603San Diego: 8.68.6San Diegoparent cityCounty: 7.67.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 7.57.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 66

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Kensington. 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 Kensington

Against the San Diego County average of 7.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.3 points. Annualized rent equals 36% of average household income of $70,571, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. 69% 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.

The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10.

Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.4/10. Cost burden runs 58% here against 52.5% across San Diego County. That is riskier than roughly 100% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.4 points hotter.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $2,129, close to the San Diego average.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06073009603

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073009603?

Census tract 06073009603 in the Kensington neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (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 06073009603?

Median gross rent is $2,129/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073009603?

16.3% of residents in tract 06073009603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,231.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073009603?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 12th, minority 70th, housing 96th.
Q5

Is tract 06073009603 considered part of Kensington?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073009603 fall within Kensington (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06073009603 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.1% 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06073009603 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073009603 scores 9.9/10, 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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