Neighborhood · Ranked #3,082 of 84,120 nationally

Hillsdale Eviction Risk: High , El Cajon

Tract 06073015601 · San Diego, CA · pop 5,798 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

06073015601 is a census tract in the Hillsdale area of El Cajon, CA. It scores 9.3/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,798 residents. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.

Risk score

9.3

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 19% Owners 53%

Tract context

Occupied units2,059

Renter share47.2%

SVI overall0.87

Poverty rate16.7%

Median income$63,974

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across El Cajon and the region

Centroid at 32.7922, -116.9264 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hillsdale scores 9.3

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

16.7% poverty · this tract

4.2

Supply constraint

$1,758 rent vs county FMR

1.1

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: 87

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

81%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
93%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.

16.0%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
18.3%Food insecurity
18.9%SNAP enrollment
10.1%Transit barriers
9.0%No health insurance
19.8%Frequent mental distress
31.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hillsdale

The severe-burden share is 27%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.1/10. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.1/10.

Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income of $63,974, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. Against the San Diego County average of 7.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.7 points. 60% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the San Diego County average of 52.5%.

On the national scale it lands near the 96th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.8/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,758, close to the El Cajon average. 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06073015601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073015601?

Census tract 06073015601 in the Hillsdale neighborhood scores 9.3/10 (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 06073015601?

Median gross rent is $1,758/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073015601?

16.7% of residents in tract 06073015601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,798.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073015601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 70th, minority 49th, housing 93th.

Is tract 06073015601 considered part of Hillsdale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073015601 fall within Hillsdale (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06073015601 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.0% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073015601 compare to El Cajon overall?

Tract 06073015601 scores 9.3/10, higher than the parent city of El Cajon at 7.9/10. 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.