2 census tracts · pop 5,275 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.8/10
· range 8.7–9.1
Little Italy spans 2 census tracts of San Luis Obispo, CA and houses 5,275 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.8/10, in the High tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
32% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 9.3/10.
54% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the San Luis Obispo rate of 44.7%. At $1,765 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of San Luis Obispo commands.
That places it #5 of 5 neighborhoods in San Luis Obispo. The closest comparables inside the same city are Japantown and Mill Street District.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $73,844. 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.8
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Little Italy vs San Luis ObispoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport88%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Little Italy
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.7%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility shutoff threat
12.8%Food insecurity
12.2%SNAP enrollment
6.7%No health insurance
27.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Little Italy
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Little Italy?
Little Italy scores 8.8/10 (High tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Little Italy compare to San Luis Obispo overall?
Little Italy scores 0.7 points higher than San Luis Obispo overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 45% citywide. Average rent: $1,765 vs $1,965.
Q3
What is the average rent in Little Italy?
Average gross rent in Little Italy is $1,765/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Little Italy residents are renters?
49% of Little Italy households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in San Luis Obispo). The neighborhood has 5,275 residents.
Q5
Is Little Italy a high social-vulnerability area?
Little Italy sits in the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Little Italy have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Little Italy is census tract 06079011104 (score 9.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.7 to 9.1, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Little Italy for landlords?
Little Italy carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to San Luis Obispo as a whole (8.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Little Italy?
Little Italy has 5,549 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.4%), Hispanic / Latino (20.6%), Other / Multiracial (6.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
