Neighborhood · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally

Little Italy Eviction Risk: Elevated , San Luis Obispo

Tract 06079011103 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 3,422 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

In the Little Italy neighborhood of San Luis Obispo, census tract 06079011103 scores 5.9/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 73% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,795 monthly, set against $68,105 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.8

Elevated

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.

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 6.8

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

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

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 San Luis Obispo, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the San Luis Obispo County average of 5.4 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 64th 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 9.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% 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 06079011103

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079011103?

Census tract 06079011103 in the Little Italy neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 06079011103 compare to San Luis Obispo overall?

Tract 06079011103 scores 6.8/10, lower than the parent city of San Luis Obispo at 7.9/10. 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.