Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Hillsdale Eviction Risk: Moderate , El Cajon

Tract 06073015408 · San Diego, CA · pop 4,078 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 06073015408 runs through the Hillsdale neighborhood of El Cajon. With 4,078 residents, it scores $1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 76% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,069 a month while the average household earns $99,673 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 10% Owners 74%

Tract context

Occupied units1,379

Renter share25.5%

SVI overall0.58

Poverty rate7.1%

Median income$99,673

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across El Cajon and the region

Centroid at 32.7791, -116.9354 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hillsdale scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from El Cajon

6.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.1

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

7.1% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$2,069 rent vs county FMR

2.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from El Cajon

9.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from El Cajon

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from El Cajon

8.5

How Hillsdale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

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

33%Socioeconomic
71%Household composition
54%Racial/ethnic minority
75%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Hillsdale. 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.

11.4%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
13.2%Food insecurity
13.1%SNAP enrollment
7.4%Transit barriers
7.1%No health insurance
16.8%Frequent mental distress
30.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hillsdale

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from El Cajon, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the San Diego County average of 5.8 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06073015408

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073015408?

Census tract 06073015408 in the Hillsdale neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 06073015408?

Median gross rent is $2,069/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073015408?

7.1% of residents in tract 06073015408 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,078.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073015408?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 71th, minority 54th, housing 75th.

Is tract 06073015408 considered part of Hillsdale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073015408 fall within Hillsdale (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06073015408 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.4% 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 06073015408 compare to El Cajon overall?

Tract 06073015408 scores 5.7/10, lower than the parent city of El Cajon at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from El Cajon; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in El Cajon

Top eight tracts in El Cajon ranked by composite eviction-risk score.