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Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Arroyo Grande Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06079011800 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 7,625 · 91% of tract blocks fall in Arroyo Grande

Census tract 06079011800 sits in Arroyo Grande, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. That is riskier than about 51% of US census tracts.

49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,348 a month against an average household income of $131,531 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 13% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,975
Renter share26.4%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$131,531

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Arroyo Grande
Very Low
Within county
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#67 of 69 tracts In San Luis Obispo
Very Low
Within state
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#8,760 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
National
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#65,113 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Arroyo Grande and the region

Centroid at 35.1289, -120.5706 · click any tract to drill in

Why Arroyo Grande scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Arroyo Grande
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,348 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Arroyo Grande
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Arroyo Grande
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Arroyo Grande
5.3

How Arroyo Grande compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Arroyo Grande risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.62.6This tracttract 011800Arroyo Grande: 7.57.5Arroyo Grandeparent cityCounty: 5.05.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Arroyo Grande

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. 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 Arroyo Grande, 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 Luis Obispo County average of 5.4 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 25th 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 06079011800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079011800?

Census tract 06079011800 in Arroyo Grande scores 2.6/10 (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 06079011800?

Median gross rent is $2,348/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06079011800?

2.9% of residents in tract 06079011800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,625.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06079011800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 40th, minority 41th, housing 51th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06079011800 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.3% 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06079011800 compare to Arroyo Grande overall?

Tract 06079011800 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Arroyo Grande at 7.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Arroyo Grande; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Arroyo Grande

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

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