Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #15,451 of 84,120 nationally
Morro Bay Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06079010603 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 1,359 · 91% of tract blocks fall in Morro Bay
With a score of 6.5/10, tract 06079010603 in Morro Bay, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,359. Pulling hardest the other way is court filing pressure at 1.5/10.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units626
Renter share50.3%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate8.3%
Median income$86,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Morro Bay and the region
Centroid at 35.3722, -120.8300 · click any tract to drill in
Why Morro Bay scores 6.5
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
8.3% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,895 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%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.
- 8.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.8%Food insecurity
- 9.0%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 14.8%Frequent mental distress
- 32.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Morro Bay
Against San Luis Obispo County at 51.5%, 41% of renters here are cost-burdened. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8/10.
On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.1/10. Severe burden reaches 14%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Food insecurity runs 9.8% against 17.8% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler. It tracks the San Luis Obispo County average of 6.5 closely. Average gross rent is $1,895, close to the Morro Bay average.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $86,250. 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06079010603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079010603?
Census tract 06079010603 in Morro Bay scores 6.5/10 (Elevated 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 06079010603?
Median gross rent is $1,895/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06079010603?
8.3% of residents in tract 06079010603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,359.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06079010603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 34th, minority 38th, housing 74th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06079010603 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.2% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06079010603 compare to Morro Bay overall?
Tract 06079010603 scores 6.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Morro Bay at 6.6/10. 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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