Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #4,888 of 84,120 nationally
Japantown Eviction Risk: High , San Luis Obispo
Tract 06079011300 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 6,429 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 06079011300 covers part of the Japantown area of San Luis Obispo, CA, and scores 8.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,429 residents. 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
8.7
High
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.Within parent city
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
75
th percentile
High
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 8.7
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
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
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.5/10. Against the San Luis Obispo County average of 6.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.2 points.
On the high side, housing-court posture reads 9.3/10. Average gross rent is $2,452, 25% above the San Luis Obispo average.
On the national scale it lands near the 94th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 6.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.
55% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $96,167. 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06079011300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079011300?
Census tract 06079011300 in the Japantown neighborhood scores 8.7/10 (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 06079011300?
Median gross rent is $2,452/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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).
Q6
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.
Q7
How does tract 06079011300 compare to San Luis Obispo overall?
Tract 06079011300 scores 8.7/10, 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
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Little Italy
8.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
06079011501
8.3
/ 10 · High
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