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

Japantown Eviction Risk: Elevated , San Luis Obispo

Tract 06079011300 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 6,429 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

The Japantown area of San Luis Obispo is where census tract 06079011300 sits, home to 6,429 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.2/10. It lands near the 81st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,452 monthly, set against $96,167 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 20% Owners 55%

Tract context

Occupied units2,578

Renter share45.4%

SVI overall0.57

Poverty rate17.8%

Median income$96,167

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Luis Obispo and the region

Centroid at 35.2644, -120.6961 · click any tract to drill in

Why Japantown 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

17.8% poverty · this tract

4.4

Supply constraint

$2,452 rent vs county FMR

5.1

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: 57

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

57%Socioeconomic
29%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
70%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.

10.8%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
12.9%Food insecurity
11.8%SNAP enrollment
7.9%Transit barriers
6.8%No health insurance
17.2%Frequent mental distress
28.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Japantown

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 57th 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 10.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% 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 06079011300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079011300?

Census tract 06079011300 in the Japantown 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 06079011300?

Median gross rent is $2,452/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06079011300?

17.8% of residents in tract 06079011300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,429.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06079011300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 29th, minority 49th, housing 70th.

Is tract 06079011300 considered part of Japantown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06079011300 fall within Japantown (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06079011300 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.8% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06079011300 compare to San Luis Obispo overall?

Tract 06079011300 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.