Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
68 Block Eviction Risk: Moderate , University of California-Santa Barbara
Tract 06083002937 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 3,253 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.3/10 for census tract 06083002937 reflects conditions in the 68 Block neighborhood of University of California-Santa Barbara, California. That is riskier than roughly 51% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,122 a month while the average household earns $117,235 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 57% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,090
Renter share56.6%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate6.9%
Median income$117,235
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across University of California-Santa Barbara and the region
Centroid at 34.4132, -119.8793 · click any tract to drill in
Why 68 Block scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from University of California-Santa Barbara
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
6.9% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$2,122 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from University of California-Santa Barbara
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from University of California-Santa Barbara
9.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from University of California-Santa Barbara
5.9
How 68 Block compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 68%Housing & transportation
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.
- 9.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.8%Food insecurity
- 7.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 5.7%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 22.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in 68 Block
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.9/10. 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 University of California eviction laws-Santa Barbara, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Santa Barbara County average of 5.5 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% 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 06083002937
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083002937?
Census tract 06083002937 in the 68 Block neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 06083002937?
Median gross rent is $2,122/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06083002937?
6.9% of residents in tract 06083002937 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,253.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06083002937?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 15th, minority 67th, housing 68th.
Q5
Is tract 06083002937 considered part of 68 Block?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06083002937 fall within 68 Block (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06083002937 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.2% 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.
Q7
How does tract 06083002937 compare to University of California-Santa Barbara overall?
Tract 06083002937 scores 5.5/10, lower than the parent city of University of California-Santa Barbara at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from University of California eviction laws-Santa Barbara; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in University of California-Santa Barbara
Top eight tracts in University of California-Santa Barbara ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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