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La Costa Valley Eviction Risk: Lower , Carlsbad

Tract 06073017601 · San Diego, CA · pop 5,264 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06073017601 (the La Costa Valley area of Carlsbad, California) comes in at 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 69th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,501 monthly, set against $171,310 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 12% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units2,118
Renter share32.6%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$171,310

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In La Costa Valley
Moderate
Within parent city
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#18 of 23 tracts In Carlsbad
Low
Within county
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#675 of 736 tracts In San Diego
Very Low
Within state
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#8,192 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Carlsbad and the region

Centroid at 33.0822, -117.2792 · click any tract to drill in

Why La Costa Valley scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Carlsbad
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
7.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Carlsbad
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Carlsbad
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Carlsbad
6.1

How La Costa Valley compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
La Costa Valley risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.23.2This tracttract 017601Carlsbad: 8.18.1Carlsbadparent cityCounty: 5.25.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

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

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 La Costa Valley

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.1/10. 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 Carlsbad eviction risk, 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 5.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06073017601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073017601?

Census tract 06073017601 in the La Costa Valley neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 06073017601?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073017601?

4.0% of residents in tract 06073017601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,264.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073017601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 38th, minority 32th, housing 79th.
Q5

Is tract 06073017601 considered part of La Costa Valley?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073017601 fall within La Costa Valley (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06073017601 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.0% 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. 2.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06073017601 compare to Carlsbad overall?

Tract 06073017601 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Carlsbad at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Carlsbad eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Carlsbad

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

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