Neighborhood · Ranked #15,451 of 84,120 nationally
Pismo Marsh Eviction Risk: Elevated , Grover Beach
Tract 06079012102 ·
San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 5,533 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Tract 06079012102 sits in the Pismo Marsh area of Grover Beach, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. Severe burden reaches 27%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%Stable renters 29%Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units2,202
Renter share50.5%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate7.5%
Median income$94,815
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Pismo Marsh
Very High
Within parent city
0th percentile
#3 of 3 tracts In Grover Beach
Very Low
Within county
60th percentile
#28 of 69 tracts In San Luis Obispo
Elevated
Within state
33th percentile
#6,120 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Grover Beach and the region
Centroid at 35.1222, -120.6245 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pismo Marsh scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Grover Beach
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
7.5% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,950 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Grover Beach
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Grover Beach
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Grover Beach
6.3
How Pismo Marsh compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
67%Socioeconomic
94%Household composition
61%Racial/ethnic minority
37%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Pismo Marsh. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
12.6%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
15.1%Food insecurity
13.3%SNAP enrollment
8.1%Transit barriers
9.3%No health insurance
17.1%Frequent mental distress
30.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pismo Marsh
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.5/10. Against San Luis Obispo County at 51.5%, 42% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.9/10. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.4/10, 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 cooler. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the San Luis Obispo County average of 6.5 closely. Average gross rent is $1,950, close to the Grover Beach average. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $94,815.
50% 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 06079012102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079012102?
Census tract 06079012102 in the Pismo Marsh neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated 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 06079012102?
Median gross rent is $1,950/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06079012102?
7.5% of residents in tract 06079012102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,533.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06079012102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 94th, minority 61th, housing 37th.
Q5
Is tract 06079012102 considered part of Pismo Marsh?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06079012102 fall within Pismo Marsh (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06079012102 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.6% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06079012102 compare to Grover Beach overall?
Tract 06079012102 scores 6.5/10, lower than the parent city of Grover Beach at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Grover Beach; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Grover Beach
Top eight tracts in Grover Beach ranked by composite eviction-risk score.