Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Pismo Marsh Eviction Risk: Moderate , Grover Beach
Tract 06079012102 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 5,533 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Pismo Marsh in Grover Beach anchors census tract 06079012102, which lands at 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 43% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,950 monthly, set against $94,815 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units2,202
Renter share50.5%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate7.5%
Median income$94,815
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Grover Beach and the region
Centroid at 35.1222, -120.6245 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pismo Marsh scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Grover Beach
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
7.5% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,950 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Grover Beach
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Grover Beach
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Grover Beach
6.3
How Pismo Marsh compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Pismo Marsh. 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.
- 12.6%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.1%Food insecurity
- 13.3%SNAP enrollment
- 8.1%Transit barriers
- 9.3%No health insurance
- 17.1%Frequent mental distress
- 30.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pismo Marsh
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Grover Beach, 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 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% 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 06079012102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079012102?
Census tract 06079012102 in the Pismo Marsh neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 06079012102?
Median gross rent is $1,950/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06079012102?
7.5% of residents in tract 06079012102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,533.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06079012102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 94th, minority 61th, housing 37th.
Q5
Is tract 06079012102 considered part of Pismo Marsh?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06079012102 fall within Pismo Marsh (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06079012102 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.6% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06079012102 compare to Grover Beach overall?
Tract 06079012102 scores 5.4/10, lower than the parent city of Grover Beach at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Grover Beach; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Grover Beach
Top eight tracts in Grover Beach ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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