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East Side Eviction Risk: Elevated , Santa Barbara

Tract 06083000806 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 5,484 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

With a score of 7.6/10, tract 06083000806 in the East Side area of Santa Barbara ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,484 residents. That is riskier than about 79% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 77% of renter households, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,491 monthly, set against $61,193 in average yearly household income, roughly 49% of income at the averages. About 69% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.6

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 54% Stable renters 16% Owners 30%

Tract context

Occupied units1,717

Renter share69.5%

SVI overall0.98

Poverty rate20.9%

Median income$61,193

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Barbara and the region

Centroid at 34.4233, -119.6764 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Side scores 7.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Santa Barbara

6.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.6

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

20.9% poverty · this tract

5.2

Supply constraint

$2,491 rent vs county FMR

3.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Santa Barbara

7.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Santa Barbara

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Santa Barbara

7.0

How East Side compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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

96%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
88%Racial/ethnic minority
96%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within East Side. 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.

22.5%Housing insecurity
11.5%Utility-shutoff threat
27.5%Food insecurity
24.1%SNAP enrollment
13.7%Transit barriers
18.9%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
35.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Side

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 Santa Barbara, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Santa Barbara County average of 5.5 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 Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 98th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 22.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.5% 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 06083000806

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083000806?

Census tract 06083000806 in the East Side neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06083000806?

Median gross rent is $2,491/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06083000806?

20.9% of residents in tract 06083000806 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,484.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06083000806?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 84th, minority 88th, housing 96th.

Is tract 06083000806 considered part of East Side?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06083000806 fall within East Side (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06083000806 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.5% 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. 11.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06083000806 compare to Santa Barbara overall?

Tract 06083000806 scores 7.6/10, lower than the parent city of Santa Barbara at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Santa Barbara; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Santa Barbara

Top eight tracts in Santa Barbara ranked by composite eviction-risk score.