Neighborhood · Ranked #5,413 of 84,120 nationally

Loma Portal Eviction Risk: High , San Diego

Tract 06073021401 · San Diego, CA · pop 4,390 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

With a score of 8.5/10, tract 06073021401 in the Loma Portal area of San Diego, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,390 residents. The severe-burden share is 38%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

8.5

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 19% Owners 44%

Tract context

Occupied units1,504

Renter share56.0%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate10.1%

Median income$102,350

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.7336, -117.2166 · click any tract to drill in

Why Loma Portal scores 8.5

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

10.1% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$2,583 rent vs county FMR

4.0

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 Loma Portal compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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

36%Socioeconomic
29%Household composition
57%Racial/ethnic minority
58%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

9%Grade A
0%Grade B
11%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Loma Portal. 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.

10.7%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
10.7%Food insecurity
9.9%SNAP enrollment
7.0%Transit barriers
5.7%No health insurance
17.4%Frequent mental distress
22.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Loma Portal

Against San Diego County at 52.5%, around two-thirds of renters here are cost-burdened. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.

On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10. Running hot, local political climate reads 7.5/10.

It sits 0.9 points above the San Diego County average of 7.6. Food insecurity runs 10.7% against 17.8% nationally.

At $2,583 a month, rents run 12% over what the rest of San Diego commands. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for San Diego. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.

Nationally it ranks #5,413 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter.

Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $102,350.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 06073021401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073021401?

Census tract 06073021401 in the Loma Portal neighborhood scores 8.5/10 (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 06073021401?

Median gross rent is $2,583/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073021401?

10.1% of residents in tract 06073021401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,390.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073021401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 29th, minority 57th, housing 58th.

Is tract 06073021401 considered part of Loma Portal?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073021401 fall within Loma Portal (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06073021401 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.7% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073021401 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073021401 scores 8.5/10, right in line with 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.

Was tract 06073021401 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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