Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
10.7%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
12.7%Food insecurity
12.0%SNAP enrollment
7.3%Transit barriers
7.0%No health insurance
17.1%Frequent mental distress
30.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Atascadero
Severe burden reaches 21%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.7/10. It sits 1.3 points below the San Luis Obispo County average of 6.5.
Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.8/10. Cost burden runs roughly one in two here against 51.5% across San Luis Obispo County. At $2,057 a month, rents run 11% over what the rest of Atascadero commands.
Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 10% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.2/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.3 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $136,000.
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 06079012602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079012602?
Census tract 06079012602 in Atascadero scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 06079012602?
Median gross rent is $2,057/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06079012602?
6.8% of residents in tract 06079012602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,553.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06079012602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 28th, minority 36th, housing 55th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06079012602 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06079012602 compare to Atascadero overall?
Tract 06079012602 scores 5.2/10, lower than the parent city of Atascadero at 6.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Atascadero; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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