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Neighborhood · Ranked #7,382 of 84,120 nationally

Mill Street District Eviction Risk: High , San Luis Obispo

Tract 06079010903 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 7,151 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Tract 06079010903 sits in the Mill Street District area of California eviction laws Polytechnic State University, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 8.1/10. Population here is 7,151. The severe-burden share is 74%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
8.1
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 82% Stable renters 18% Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units1,077
Renter share99.8%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate80.8%
Median income$11,303

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Mill Street District
Very Low
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In San Luis Obispo
Very High
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#13 of 69 tracts In San Luis Obispo
High
Within state
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#3,423 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Luis Obispo and the region

Centroid at 35.3005, -120.6606 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mill Street District scores 8.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from San Luis Obispo
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
80.8% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,467 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Luis Obispo
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Luis Obispo
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Luis Obispo
4.4

How Mill Street District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Mill Street District risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.1This tracttract 0109038.1San Luis Obispoparent city6.5Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Mill Street District. 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 Mill Street District

82% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the San Luis Obispo County average of 51.5%. Set annual rent against average income of $11,303 and the ratio lands at 156%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10. Food insecurity runs 42.7% against 17.8% nationally. The poverty rate is 81%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

This is renter territory: 100% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. At $1,467 a month, rents run 38% over what the rest of California Polytechnic State University commands.

Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.5/10. Against the San Luis Obispo County average of 6.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.6 points.

Disability prevalence runs 44.5% against 31.5% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 91st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06079010903

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079010903?

Census tract 06079010903 in the Mill Street District 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 06079010903?

Median gross rent is $1,467/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 82% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06079010903?

80.8% of residents in tract 06079010903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,151.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06079010903?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 0th, minority 52th, housing 97th.
Q5

Is tract 06079010903 considered part of Mill Street District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06079010903 fall within Mill Street District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06079010903 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.6% 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. 17.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06079010903 compare to San Luis Obispo overall?

Tract 06079010903 scores 8.1/10, right in line with the parent city of San Luis Obispo at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Luis Obispo; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Luis Obispo

Top eight tracts in San Luis Obispo ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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