Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Santa Margarita Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06079012705 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 5,692 · 23% of tract blocks fall in Santa Margarita
Census tract 06079012705 covers Santa Margarita in San Luis Obispo County, home to 5,692 residents. For landlords it grades 5.3/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 51st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,187 a month against an average household income of $90,117 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units2,503
Renter share24.9%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate4.3%
Median income$90,117
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
10
th percentile
Very Low
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Santa Margarita and the region
Centroid at 35.4022, -120.5959 · click any tract to drill in
Why Santa Margarita scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Santa Margarita
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.3% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,187 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Santa Margarita
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Santa Margarita
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Santa Margarita
5.7
How Santa Margarita compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%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.
- 8.7%Housing insecurity
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.8%Food insecurity
- 8.9%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 5.5%No health insurance
- 15.7%Frequent mental distress
- 27.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Santa Margarita
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Santa Margarita, 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 50th 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 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.8% 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 06079012705
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079012705?
Census tract 06079012705 in Santa Margarita scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 06079012705?
Median gross rent is $1,187/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06079012705?
4.3% of residents in tract 06079012705 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,692.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06079012705?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 46th, minority 25th, housing 89th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06079012705 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.7% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06079012705 compare to Santa Margarita overall?
Tract 06079012705 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Santa Margarita at 7.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Santa Margarita; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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