Within neighborhood
80
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally
Fair Oaks Eviction Risk: Elevated , Arroyo Grande
Tract 06079012202 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 3,520 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Here is how census tract 06079012202, in Fair Oaks in Arroyo Grande, looks to a landlord: a 5.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,520. That is riskier than roughly 47% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,542 a month against an average household income of $52,639 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,516
Renter share29.9%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate8.3%
Median income$52,639
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
66
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Arroyo Grande and the region
Centroid at 35.1008, -120.6005 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fair Oaks scores 6.4
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
8.3% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,542 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Arroyo Grande
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Arroyo Grande
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Arroyo Grande
6.4
How Fair Oaks compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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.
- 16.3%Housing insecurity
- 8.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.3%Food insecurity
- 18.4%SNAP enrollment
- 10.4%Transit barriers
- 13.1%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 34.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fair Oaks
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 70th 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 16.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06079012202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079012202?
Census tract 06079012202 in the Fair Oaks neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 06079012202?
Median gross rent is $1,542/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06079012202?
8.3% of residents in tract 06079012202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,520.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06079012202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 90th, minority 54th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 06079012202 considered part of Fair Oaks?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06079012202 fall within Fair Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06079012202 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.3% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06079012202 compare to Arroyo Grande overall?
Tract 06079012202 scores 6.4/10, 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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