Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #4,888 of 84,120 nationally
Little Italy Eviction Risk: High , San Luis Obispo
Tract 06079011103 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 3,422 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
With a score of 8.7/10, tract 06079011103 in the Little Italy area of San Luis Obispo, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Risk score
8.7
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,663
Renter share41.6%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$68,105
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
36
th percentile
Low
Within county
90
th percentile
High
Within state
75
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across San Luis Obispo and the region
Centroid at 35.2563, -120.6604 · click any tract to drill in
Why Little Italy scores 8.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,795 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Luis Obispo
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Luis Obispo
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Luis Obispo
9.3
How Little Italy compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 64%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Little Italy. 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.
- 9.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.7%Food insecurity
- 11.0%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 6.6%No health insurance
- 15.4%Frequent mental distress
- 27.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Little Italy
Severe burden reaches 30%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.5/10.
Against the San Luis Obispo County average of 6.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.2 points. On the high side, housing-court posture reads 9.3/10.
Average gross rent is $1,795, 9% below the San Luis Obispo average. Nationally it ranks #4,888 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.7/10.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for 53% of renters. Annual rent works out to 32% of average household income of $68,105. 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06079011103
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079011103?
Census tract 06079011103 in the Little Italy neighborhood scores 8.7/10 (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 06079011103?
Median gross rent is $1,795/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06079011103?
10.8% of residents in tract 06079011103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,422.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06079011103?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 64th, minority 51th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 06079011103 considered part of Little Italy?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06079011103 fall within Little Italy (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06079011103 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.9% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06079011103 compare to San Luis Obispo overall?
Tract 06079011103 scores 8.7/10, higher than 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.
Tract · CA
Mill Street District
9.5
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Mill Street District
9.5
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Downtown
9.5
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
06079011201
9.5
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Japantown
9.5
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Little Italy
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Japantown
8.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
06079011501
8.3
/ 10 · High
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