Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,927 of 84,120 nationally
South Morros Eviction Risk: Elevated , San Luis Obispo
Tract 06079011001 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 4,504 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 06079011001 covers part of the South Morros area of San Luis Obispo, CA, and scores 7.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units2,093
Renter share51.1%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate11.9%
Median income$113,456
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across San Luis Obispo and the region
Centroid at 35.2740, -120.6236 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Morros scores 7.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
11.9% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,966 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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 South Morros 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.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 54%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%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.
- 9.0%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.1%Food insecurity
- 9.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 6.1%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 27.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Morros
Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 9.3/10. Severe burden reaches 24%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Against the San Luis Obispo County average of 6.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. Cost burden runs 47% here against 51.5% across San Luis Obispo County.
Food insecurity runs 10.1% against 17.8% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 88% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.3/10.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,966, close to the San Luis Obispo average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $113,456.
51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
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 06079011001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079011001?
Census tract 06079011001 in the South Morros neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (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 06079011001?
Median gross rent is $1,966/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06079011001?
11.9% of residents in tract 06079011001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,504.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06079011001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 54th, minority 50th, housing 87th.
Q5
Is tract 06079011001 considered part of South Morros?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06079011001 fall within South Morros (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06079011001 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.0% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06079011001 compare to San Luis Obispo overall?
Tract 06079011001 scores 7.6/10, lower than the parent city of San Luis Obispo at 8.1/10. 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.
Tract · CA
Mill Street District
9.5
/ 10 · Very High
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Mill Street District
9.5
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Downtown
9.5
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
06079011201
9.5
/ 10 · Very High
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Japantown
9.5
/ 10 · Very High
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Little Italy
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
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Little Italy
8.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
Japantown
8.7
/ 10 · High
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