Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #4,622 of 84,120 nationally
Cajon Heights Eviction Risk: High , El Cajon
Tract 06073016000 · San Diego, CA · pop 2,374 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 06073016000 covers part of the Cajon Heights area of El Cajon, CA, and scores 8.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Risk score
8.8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units873
Renter share33.6%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate19.2%
Median income$100,547
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
29
th percentile
Low
Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across El Cajon and the region
Centroid at 32.7886, -116.9805 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cajon Heights scores 8.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
19.2% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,747 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 Cajon Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 60%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Cajon Heights. 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.
- 15.3%Housing insecurity
- 8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.5%Food insecurity
- 18.1%SNAP enrollment
- 9.7%Transit barriers
- 8.9%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 30.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cajon Heights
Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.1/10. The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.1/10.
It sits 1.2 points above the San Diego County average of 7.6. The poverty rate is 19%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
On the national scale it lands near the 95th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. 52% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Average gross rent is $1,747, close to the El Cajon average.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $100,547.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06073016000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073016000?
Census tract 06073016000 in the Cajon Heights neighborhood scores 8.8/10 (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 06073016000?
Median gross rent is $1,747/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06073016000?
19.2% of residents in tract 06073016000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,374.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06073016000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 25th, minority 60th, housing 59th.
Q5
Is tract 06073016000 considered part of Cajon Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073016000 fall within Cajon Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06073016000 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.3% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06073016000 compare to El Cajon overall?
Tract 06073016000 scores 8.8/10, 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.
Tract · CA
Little Baghdad
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Little Baghdad
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Little Baghdad
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Little Baghdad
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Cajon Heights
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Cajon Heights
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Little Baghdad
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Little Baghdad
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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