Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,382 of 84,120 nationally
Funk Zone Eviction Risk: High , Santa Barbara
Tract 06083000805 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 1,077 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 06083000805 covers part of the Funk Zone area of Santa Barbara, CA, and scores 8.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 1,077 residents. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Risk score
8.1
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units551
Renter share54.4%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate26.0%
Median income$142,978
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Santa Barbara and the region
Centroid at 34.4169, -119.6773 · click any tract to drill in
Why Funk Zone scores 8.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
26.0% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$3,119 rent vs county FMR
5.3
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 Funk Zone compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Funk Zone. 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.
- 10.6%Housing insecurity
- 6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.8%Food insecurity
- 12.9%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 6.8%No health insurance
- 15.6%Frequent mental distress
- 30.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Funk Zone
At $3,119 a month, rents run 29% over what the rest of Santa Barbara commands. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.8/10. The severe-burden share is 17%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
The poverty rate is 26%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.7/10. It sits 1.1 points above the Santa Barbara County average of 7.0.
On the national scale it lands near the 91st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.8/10. 49% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $142,978. 54% 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 06083000805
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083000805?
Census tract 06083000805 in the Funk Zone neighborhood scores 8.1/10 (High 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 06083000805?
Median gross rent is $3,119/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06083000805?
26.0% of residents in tract 06083000805 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,077.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06083000805?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 36th, minority 46th, housing 65th.
Q5
Is tract 06083000805 considered part of Funk Zone?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06083000805 fall within Funk Zone (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06083000805 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.6% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06083000805 compare to Santa Barbara overall?
Tract 06083000805 scores 8.1/10, higher than the parent city of Santa Barbara at 7.8/10. 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.
Tract · CA
East Side
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Funk Zone
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Funk Zone
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Westside
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Westside
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Westside
8.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
Waterfront
8.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
Westside
8.2
/ 10 · High
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