Neighborhood · Ranked #4,396 of 84,120 nationally

Little Italy Eviction Risk: Elevated , San Luis Obispo

Tract 06079011104 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 1,853 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi

Census tract 06079011104 belongs to Little Italy in San Luis Obispo, California. It is home to 1,853 residents and scores 6.1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 79% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,711 a month against an average household income of $84,441 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 63% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 28% Owners 37%

Tract context

Occupied units903

Renter share63.0%

SVI overall0.46

Poverty rate19.6%

Median income$84,441

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Luis Obispo and the region

Centroid at 35.2669, -120.6521 · click any tract to drill in

Why Little Italy scores 7.1

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

19.6% poverty · this tract

4.9

Supply constraint

$1,711 rent vs county FMR

2.0

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: 46

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

37%Socioeconomic
6%Household composition
50%Racial/ethnic minority
93%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.

12.3%Housing insecurity
7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
14.8%Food insecurity
14.4%SNAP enrollment
9.1%Transit barriers
7.0%No health insurance
19.8%Frequent mental distress
27.3%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 46th 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 12.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06079011104

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079011104?

Census tract 06079011104 in the Little Italy neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (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 06079011104?

Median gross rent is $1,711/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06079011104?

19.6% of residents in tract 06079011104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,853.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06079011104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 6th, minority 50th, housing 93th.

Is tract 06079011104 considered part of Little Italy?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06079011104 fall within Little Italy (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06079011104 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.3% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06079011104 compare to San Luis Obispo overall?

Tract 06079011104 scores 7.1/10, 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.