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Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Solvang Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06083001909 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 3,661 · 59% of tract blocks fall in Solvang

Solvang is where census tract 06083001909 sits, home to 3,661 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.1/10. It lands near the 15th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

23% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,732 monthly, set against $118,538 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 35% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,560
Renter share44.9%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$118,538

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Solvang
Very Low
Within county
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#87 of 108 tracts In Santa Barbara
Very Low
Within state
16 th percentile
Rank, 16th percentileLowHigh
#7,640 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
National
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#48,083 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Solvang and the region

Centroid at 34.6246, -120.1376 · click any tract to drill in

Why Solvang scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Solvang
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,732 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Solvang
3.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Solvang
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Solvang
4.0

How Solvang compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Solvang risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 001909Solvang: 7.87.8Solvangparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Solvang

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. 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 Solvang, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06083001909

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083001909?

Census tract 06083001909 in Solvang scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 06083001909?

Median gross rent is $1,732/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06083001909?

4.8% of residents in tract 06083001909 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,661.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06083001909?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 55th, minority 49th, housing 96th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06083001909 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.6% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06083001909 compare to Solvang overall?

Tract 06083001909 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Solvang at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Solvang; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Solvang

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

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