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Census Tract · Ranked #947 of 84,120 nationally

San Luis Obispo Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06079011201 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 4,628 · 79% of tract blocks fall in San Luis Obispo

Census tract 06079011201 sits in San Luis Obispo, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.8/10. It lands near the 92nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 86% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 64% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,917 a month while the average household earns $48,793 a year, roughly 47% of income at the averages. Renters make up 68% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
8.6
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 59% Stable renters 10% Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units1,612
Renter share68.4%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate47.2%
Median income$48,793

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#2 of 12 tracts In San Luis Obispo
Very High
Within county
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 69 tracts In San Luis Obispo
Very High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#339 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very High
National
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#947 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Luis Obispo and the region

Centroid at 35.3016, -120.6937 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Luis Obispo scores 8.6

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
47.2% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,917 rent vs county FMR
2.9
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 San Luis Obispo compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
San Luis Obispo risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.68.6This tracttract 011201San Luis Obispo: 7.97.9San Luis Obispoparent cityCounty: 5.05.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in San Luis Obispo

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.4% 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 06079011201

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079011201?

Census tract 06079011201 in San Luis Obispo scores 8.6/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06079011201?

Median gross rent is $1,917/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 86% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06079011201?

47.2% of residents in tract 06079011201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,628.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06079011201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 3th, minority 46th, housing 53th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06079011201 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.7% 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. 10.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06079011201 compare to San Luis Obispo overall?

Tract 06079011201 scores 8.6/10, 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.

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