Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally
Fair Oaks Eviction Risk: Elevated , Arroyo Grande
Tract 06079012002 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 4,699 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
How risky is Fair Oaks in Arroyo Grande for landlords? Census tract 06079012002 scores 6.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 66% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,865 a month while the average household earns $65,000 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,776
Renter share53.4%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate18.7%
Median income$65,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Arroyo Grande and the region
Centroid at 35.1225, -120.6131 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fair Oaks scores 6.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Arroyo Grande
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
18.7% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,865 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Arroyo Grande
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Arroyo Grande
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Arroyo Grande
6.3
How Fair Oaks compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 64%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Fair Oaks. 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.
- 17.1%Housing insecurity
- 9.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.0%Food insecurity
- 22.0%SNAP enrollment
- 11.5%Transit barriers
- 11.5%No health insurance
- 19.8%Frequent mental distress
- 34.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fair Oaks
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Arroyo Grande, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the San Luis Obispo County average of 5.4 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 68th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06079012002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079012002?
Census tract 06079012002 in the Fair Oaks 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06079012002?
Median gross rent is $1,865/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06079012002?
18.7% of residents in tract 06079012002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,699.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06079012002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 84th, minority 59th, housing 45th.
Q5
Is tract 06079012002 considered part of Fair Oaks?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06079012002 fall within Fair Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06079012002 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.1% 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06079012002 compare to Arroyo Grande overall?
Tract 06079012002 scores 6.8/10, lower than the parent city of Arroyo Grande at 7.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Arroyo Grande; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Arroyo Grande
Top eight tracts in Arroyo Grande ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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