Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #3,797 of 84,120 nationally
Little Italy Eviction Risk: High , San Luis Obispo
Tract 06079011104 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 1,853 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi
With a score of 9.1/10, tract 06079011104 in the Little Italy area of San Luis Obispo, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,853. 35% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
9.1
High
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.Within parent city
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
82
th percentile
High
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 9.1
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
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
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. It sits 2.6 points above the San Luis Obispo County average of 6.5. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.5/10.
Running hot, housing-court posture reads 9.3/10. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Cost burden runs 56% here against 51.5% across San Luis Obispo County. At $1,711 a month, rents run 13% under what the rest of San Luis Obispo commands. On the national scale it lands near the 95th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 5.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $84,441.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06079011104
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079011104?
Census tract 06079011104 in the Little Italy neighborhood scores 9.1/10 (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 06079011104?
Median gross rent is $1,711/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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).
Q6
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.
Q7
How does tract 06079011104 compare to San Luis Obispo overall?
Tract 06079011104 scores 9.1/10, 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
8.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
Japantown
8.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
06079011501
8.3
/ 10 · High
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