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Japantown Eviction Risk: High , San Luis Obispo

Tract 06079011202 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 4,255 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

How risky is Japantown in San Luis Obispo for landlords? Census tract 06079011202 scores 6.8/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 92% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

84% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 68% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,029 a month against an average household income of $57,006 a year, roughly 43% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.4

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 53% Stable renters 10% Owners 37%

Tract context

Occupied units1,323

Renter share63.3%

SVI overall0.40

Poverty rate45.8%

Median income$57,006

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Luis Obispo and the region

Centroid at 35.2803, -120.6814 · click any tract to drill in

Why Japantown scores 8.4

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

45.8% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$2,029 rent vs county FMR

3.3

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: 40

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

70%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
40%Racial/ethnic minority
73%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.

13.4%Housing insecurity
9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
20.7%Food insecurity
23.2%SNAP enrollment
13.4%Transit barriers
7.4%No health insurance
22.1%Frequent mental distress
39.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Japantown

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 above 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 40th 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 13.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.2% 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 06079011202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079011202?

Census tract 06079011202 in the Japantown neighborhood scores 8.4/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06079011202?

Median gross rent is $2,029/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 84% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06079011202?

45.8% of residents in tract 06079011202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,255.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06079011202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 1th, minority 40th, housing 73th.

Is tract 06079011202 considered part of Japantown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06079011202 fall within Japantown (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06079011202 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.4% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06079011202 compare to San Luis Obispo overall?

Tract 06079011202 scores 8.4/10, higher 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.