Census Tract · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

San Luis Obispo Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06079011505 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 4,703 · 20% of tract blocks fall in San Luis Obispo

Census tract 06079011505 covers San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo County, home to 4,703 residents. For landlords it grades 5.9/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 73% of US census tracts.

59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,285 a month while the average household earns $113,201 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 15% Owners 64%

Tract context

Occupied units1,762

Renter share35.9%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate6.9%

Median income$113,201

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Luis Obispo and the region

Centroid at 35.2663, -120.5615 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Luis Obispo scores 5.7

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

6.9% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$2,285 rent vs county FMR

4.4

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

19%Socioeconomic
14%Household composition
41%Racial/ethnic minority
73%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.

7.9%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
8.5%Food insecurity
7.2%SNAP enrollment
5.5%Transit barriers
5.1%No health insurance
15.2%Frequent mental distress
23.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in San Luis Obispo

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 in line with 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 31st 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 7.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.3% 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 06079011505

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079011505?

Census tract 06079011505 in San Luis Obispo scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06079011505?

Median gross rent is $2,285/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06079011505?

6.9% of residents in tract 06079011505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,703.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06079011505?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 14th, minority 41th, housing 73th.

What share of households in tract 06079011505 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06079011505 compare to San Luis Obispo overall?

Tract 06079011505 scores 5.7/10, lower 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.