Neighborhood · Ranked #1,455 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Eviction Risk: High , San Luis Obispo

Tract 06079011101 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 3,683 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Tract 06079011101, home to 3,683 residents in the Downtown neighborhood of San Luis Obispo, scores 6.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,672 monthly, set against $60,553 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 87% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.3

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 39% Owners 12%

Tract context

Occupied units2,030

Renter share87.4%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate30.3%

Median income$60,553

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Luis Obispo and the region

Centroid at 35.2804, -120.6623 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown scores 8.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from San Luis Obispo

6.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

30.3% poverty · this tract

7.6

Supply constraint

$1,672 rent vs county FMR

1.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from San Luis Obispo

9.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from San Luis Obispo

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from San Luis Obispo

9.3

How Downtown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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

58%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
52%Racial/ethnic minority
97%Housing & transportation

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.

15.0%Housing insecurity
9.6%Utility-shutoff threat
19.1%Food insecurity
20.7%SNAP enrollment
11.8%Transit barriers
8.0%No health insurance
21.8%Frequent mental distress
31.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 San Luis Obispo, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the San Luis Obispo County average of 5.4 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06079011101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079011101?

Census tract 06079011101 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 8.3/10 (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 06079011101?

Median gross rent is $1,672/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06079011101?

30.3% of residents in tract 06079011101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,683.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06079011101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 3th, minority 52th, housing 97th.

Is tract 06079011101 considered part of Downtown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06079011101 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06079011101 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.0% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06079011101 compare to San Luis Obispo overall?

Tract 06079011101 scores 8.3/10, higher than the parent city of San Luis Obispo at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Luis Obispo; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Luis Obispo

Top eight tracts in San Luis Obispo ranked by composite eviction-risk score.