These Are The 10 Worst Neighborhoods In Chula Vista For 2019

Chula Vista’s neighborhoods conjure up too many stereotypes to count. You’ve got hipster areas, preppy places, neighborhoods where college kids thrive, and of course, ghettos.

It seems as if there’s a neighborhood for everyone in Chula Vista.

And while the city consistently ranks as one of the best places to live in the country thanks in part to a strong economy and tons of entertainment, it’s not all rainbows and sunshine in Chula Vista. Some neighborhoods aren’t as great as others.

So the question arises, which Chula Vista neighborhoods are the worst, and which are the best?

Today, we’ll use science and data to determine which Chula Vista hoods need a little tender loving care – the sore thumbs of the Chula Vista area if you will. Realistically, you can’t expect all the neighborhoods to be amazing, although Eastlake Woods ranks way above the rest.

We examined 20 of Chula Vista’s neighborhoods to find out the worst places to live. These places don’t quite measure up to Chula Vista’s reputation.

Here are the 10 worst neighborhoods in Chula Vista according to data:

1. Village Center
2. Northwest
3. Southwest
4. Fenton St
5. East Lake
6. Eastlake Vistas
7. Rancho Del Rey
8. Otay Ranch
9. Terra Nova
10. Eastlake Trails

So what’s the worst neighborhood to live in Chula Vista for 2019? According to the most recent census data, Village Center looks to be the worst neighborhood in Chula Vista.

Read on to see how we determined the places around Chula Vista that need a pick-me-up. And remember, don’t blame the messenger.

Once you’re done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from worst to best.

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How we determined the worst Chula Vista hoods in 2019

To figure out how bad a place is to live in, we only needed to know what kinds of things people like and then decide what places have the least amount of those things. We threw the following criteria into this analysis in order to get the best, most complete results possible. We used this set of criteria for each neighborhood in Chula Vista:

• High unemployment (Less jobs)
• Low median income (Less pay)
• Low population density (No things to do)
• Low home values (No one’s willing to pay to live here)
• High crime (Estimated)

Then, we ranked each neighborhood in Chula Vista, California for each of these criteria from worst to best.

Next, we averaged the individual rankings for each criteria into a “Worst Score”.

The neighborhood with the lowest “Worst Score” ranks as the worst neighborhood of Chula Vista.

Read on below to learn more about these terrible places around Chula Vista to live. Or skip to the end to see the list of all 20 neighborhoods ranked from worst to best.

This list is a scientific analysis based on real data and is completely unbiased. Hold on to your pants.

The ‘hoods around Chula Vista that are really hoods

Well there you have it — the worst of the neighborhoods in Chula Vista with Village Center landing at the bottom of the pack.

As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Chula Vista aren’t all bad. Eastlake Woods takes the cake as the best place to live in Chula Vista.

We ranked the neighborhoods from worst to best in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Worst Neighborhoods To Live In Chula Vista For 2019