Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Morro Bay Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06079010602 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 3,919 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Morro Bay
Tract 06079010602 covers Morro Bay in California. Home to 3,919 residents, it scores 5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 55% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 59% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,747 monthly, set against $83,919 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,951
Renter share44.4%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate10.9%
Median income$83,919
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Morro Bay and the region
Centroid at 35.3555, -120.8383 · click any tract to drill in
Why Morro Bay scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Morro Bay
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
10.9% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,747 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Morro Bay
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Morro Bay
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Morro Bay
6.0
How Morro Bay compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 47%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 37%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%Housing & transportation
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.
- 7.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.7%Food insecurity
- 9.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.7%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 14.1%Frequent mental distress
- 30.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Morro Bay
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $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 Morro Bay, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the San Luis Obispo County average of 5.4 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 54th 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 06079010602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079010602?
Census tract 06079010602 in Morro Bay scores 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 06079010602?
Median gross rent is $1,747/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06079010602?
10.9% of residents in tract 06079010602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,919.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06079010602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 57th, minority 37th, housing 62th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06079010602 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.9% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06079010602 compare to Morro Bay overall?
Tract 06079010602 scores 5/10, lower than the parent city of Morro Bay at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Morro Bay; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Morro Bay
Top eight tracts in Morro Bay ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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