Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Morro Bay Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06079010505 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 3,477 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Morro Bay
Tract 06079010505, home to 3,477 residents in Morro Bay in San Luis Obispo County, scores 4.8/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #56,361 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,769 a month while the average household earns $95,096 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,455
Renter share36.2%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate9.2%
Median income$95,096
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
National
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Morro Bay and the region
Centroid at 35.3914, -120.8509 · click any tract to drill in
Why Morro Bay scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Morro Bay
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
9.2% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,769 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Morro Bay
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Morro Bay
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Morro Bay
6.0
How Morro Bay compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%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.
- 9.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.7%Food insecurity
- 9.9%SNAP enrollment
- 6.3%Transit barriers
- 6.3%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 30.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Morro Bay
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Morro Bay, 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 51st 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 9.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.0% 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 06079010505
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079010505?
Census tract 06079010505 in Morro Bay scores 4.6/10 (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 06079010505?
Median gross rent is $1,769/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06079010505?
9.2% of residents in tract 06079010505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,477.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06079010505?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 67th, minority 55th, housing 59th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06079010505 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.1% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06079010505 compare to Morro Bay overall?
Tract 06079010505 scores 4.6/10, lower than the parent city of Morro Bay at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Morro Bay; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Morro Bay
Top eight tracts in Morro Bay ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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