Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #6,676 of 84,120 nationally
Japantown Eviction Risk: High , San Luis Obispo
Tract 06079011105 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 3,805 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
With a score of 8.2/10, tract 06079011105 in the Japantown area of San Luis Obispo, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,805 residents. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Risk score
8.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units1,654
Renter share67.3%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate14.7%
Median income$101,809
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
85
th percentile
High
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across San Luis Obispo and the region
Centroid at 35.2706, -120.6622 · click any tract to drill in
Why Japantown scores 8.2
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
14.7% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,963 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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 Japantown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 5%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Japantown. 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.
- 9.2%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.6%Food insecurity
- 8.7%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 16.8%Frequent mental distress
- 23.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Japantown
Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.5/10. On the high side, housing-court posture reads 9.3/10.
67% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. It sits 1.7 points above the San Luis Obispo County average of 6.5. The severe-burden share is 18%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Food insecurity runs 9.6% against 17.8% nationally. Nationally it ranks #6,676 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. 54% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Average gross rent is $1,963, close to the San Luis Obispo average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $101,809.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06079011105
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079011105?
Census tract 06079011105 in the Japantown neighborhood scores 8.2/10 (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 06079011105?
Median gross rent is $1,963/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06079011105?
14.7% of residents in tract 06079011105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,805.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06079011105?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 5th, minority 49th, housing 46th.
Q5
Is tract 06079011105 considered part of Japantown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06079011105 fall within Japantown (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06079011105 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.2% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06079011105 compare to San Luis Obispo overall?
Tract 06079011105 scores 8.2/10, 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.
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
Mill Street District
9.5
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Little Italy
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Little Italy
8.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
Japantown
8.7
/ 10 · High
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