Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Atascadero Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06079012601 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 6,324
With a score of 5.2/10, tract 06079012601 in Atascadero, CA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 6,324. 26% 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
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units2,231
Renter share30.7%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$125,156
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
21
th percentile
Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atascadero and the region
Centroid at 35.4689, -120.6631 · click any tract to drill in
Why Atascadero scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Atascadero
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,015 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Atascadero
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Atascadero
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Atascadero
6.0
How Atascadero compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 93%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.
- 10.0%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.0%Food insecurity
- 10.2%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 6.0%No health insurance
- 16.8%Frequent mental distress
- 28.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Atascadero
The main counterweight is court filing pressure at 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.8/10. It sits 1.3 points below the San Luis Obispo County average of 6.5.
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.8/10. 57% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the San Luis Obispo County average of 51.5%. Average gross rent is $2,015, 9% above the Atascadero average.
On the national scale it lands near the 65th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 5.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.3 points cooler.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $125,156.
31% 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 06079012601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079012601?
Census tract 06079012601 in Atascadero scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 06079012601?
Median gross rent is $2,015/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06079012601?
7.4% of residents in tract 06079012601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,324.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06079012601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 44th, minority 46th, housing 93th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06079012601 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.0% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06079012601 compare to Atascadero overall?
Tract 06079012601 scores 5.2/10, lower than the parent city of Atascadero at 6.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Atascadero; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Atascadero
Top eight tracts in Atascadero ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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