3 census tracts · pop 7,284 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9/10
· range 8.1–9.2
Funk Zone spans 3 census tracts of Santa Barbara, CA, population 7,284. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9/10, placing it in the High tier. Against a Santa Barbara baseline of 33.4%, 56% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. 79% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.6/10.
The poverty rate is 25%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Average gross rent is $1,863, 23% below the Santa Barbara average of $2,413. The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 8.1 to 9.2, a 1.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.7/10. Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Santa Barbara, it ranks #2 by risk, the upper third.
For a like-for-like read, Waterfront and East Side score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $71,226.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
Funk Zone vs Santa BarbaraHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport90%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Funk Zone
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.8%Housing insecurity
10.1%Utility shutoff threat
20.8%Food insecurity
21.2%SNAP enrollment
11.5%No health insurance
34.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Funk Zone
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Funk Zone?
Funk Zone scores 9/10 (High tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Funk Zone compare to Santa Barbara overall?
Funk Zone scores 1.2 points higher than Santa Barbara overall (7.8/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,863 vs $2,413.
Q3
What is the average rent in Funk Zone?
Average gross rent in Funk Zone is $1,863/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Funk Zone residents are renters?
79% of Funk Zone households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in Santa Barbara). The neighborhood has 7,284 residents.
Q5
Is Funk Zone a high social-vulnerability area?
Funk Zone sits in the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Funk Zone have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Funk Zone is census tract 06083000900 (score 9.2/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.1 to 9.2, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Funk Zone for landlords?
Funk Zone carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Santa Barbara as a whole (7.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Funk Zone?
Funk Zone has 7,767 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (46.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (43%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
