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Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Los Osos Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06079010703 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 3,793

With a score of 5.3/10, tract 06079010703 in Los Osos ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,793 residents. That is riskier than about 51% of US census tracts.

About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,588 monthly, set against $90,387 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 50% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 24% Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,366
Renter share49.9%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate16.0%
Median income$90,387

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Los Osos
Very High
Within county
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#34 of 69 tracts In San Luis Obispo
Moderate
Within state
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#5,876 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
National
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#28,017 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Osos and the region

Centroid at 35.3185, -120.8212 · click any tract to drill in

Why Los Osos scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Los Osos
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
16.0% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,588 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Los Osos
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Los Osos
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Los Osos
5.2

How Los Osos compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Los Osos risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.84.8This tracttract 010703Los Osos: 7.87.8Los Ososparent cityCounty: 5.05.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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 Los Osos

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.6/10. 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 Los Osos, 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 safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 70th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% 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 06079010703

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079010703?

Census tract 06079010703 in Los Osos scores 4.8/10 (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 06079010703?

Median gross rent is $1,588/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06079010703?

16.0% of residents in tract 06079010703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,793.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06079010703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 81th, minority 54th, housing 59th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06079010703 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.2% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06079010703 compare to Los Osos overall?

Tract 06079010703 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of Los Osos at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Los Osos; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Los Osos

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

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