Census Tract · Ranked #6,330 of 84,120 nationally

San Luis Obispo Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06079011501 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 1,836 · 92% of tract blocks fall in San Luis Obispo

With a score of 8.3/10, tract 06079011501 in San Luis Obispo, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,836. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.

Risk score

8.3

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 11% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units757

Renter share28.8%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate10.3%

Median income$80,568

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Luis Obispo and the region

Centroid at 35.2457, -120.6779 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Luis Obispo scores 8.3

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

10.3% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$1,356 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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 San Luis Obispo compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

70%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
57%Racial/ethnic minority
88%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

9.9%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
11.7%Food insecurity
10.4%SNAP enrollment
6.8%Transit barriers
7.2%No health insurance
15.6%Frequent mental distress
28.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in San Luis Obispo

Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.5/10. On the high side, housing-court posture reads 9.3/10. 63% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the San Luis Obispo County average of 51.5%.

At $1,356 a month, rents run 31% under what the rest of San Luis Obispo commands. Against the San Luis Obispo County average of 6.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.8 points. That is riskier than roughly 92% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 0.8 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $80,568. 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06079011501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079011501?

Census tract 06079011501 in San Luis Obispo scores 8.3/10 (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 06079011501?

Median gross rent is $1,356/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06079011501?

10.3% of residents in tract 06079011501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,836.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06079011501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 84th, minority 57th, housing 88th.

What share of households in tract 06079011501 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.9% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06079011501 compare to San Luis Obispo overall?

Tract 06079011501 scores 8.3/10, 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.