Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 06079010016 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06079010016 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 5,206
Tract 06079010016, home to 5,206 residents in San Luis Obispo, scores $1/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 40% of US census tracts.
40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,870 monthly, set against $86,628 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,832
Renter share29.3%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate17.0%
Median income$86,628
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
43
th percentile
Moderate
National
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across San Luis Obispo and the region
Centroid at 35.6396, -120.7904 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 06079010016 scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
17.0% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,870 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
State baseline
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 06079010016 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 73%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%Housing & transportation
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.
- 14.8%Housing insecurity
- 7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.8%Food insecurity
- 16.0%SNAP enrollment
- 9.4%Transit barriers
- 11.9%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 31.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 06079010016
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.8/10. 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 set by California eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06079010016
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079010016?
Census tract 06079010016 in San Luis Obispo 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 06079010016?
Median gross rent is $1,870/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06079010016?
17.0% of residents in tract 06079010016 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,206.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06079010016?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 76th, minority 63th, housing 62th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06079010016 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.8% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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