Neighborhood · Ranked #12,919 of 84,120 nationally

Upper State Eviction Risk: Elevated , Santa Barbara

Tract 06083000102 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 4,639 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

With a score of 7/10, tract 06083000102 in the Upper State area of Santa Barbara, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,639 residents. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 34% Owners 44%

Tract context

Occupied units2,121

Renter share55.8%

SVI overall0.76

Poverty rate7.7%

Median income$109,088

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Barbara and the region

Centroid at 34.4465, -119.7526 · click any tract to drill in

Why Upper State scores 7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Santa Barbara

6.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.6

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

7.7% poverty · this tract

1.9

Supply constraint

$2,219 rent vs county FMR

2.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Santa Barbara

7.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Santa Barbara

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Santa Barbara

7.0

How Upper State compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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

29%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
99%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Upper State. 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.

10.1%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility-shutoff threat
11.4%Food insecurity
9.8%SNAP enrollment
6.6%Transit barriers
7.4%No health insurance
15.1%Frequent mental distress
28.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Upper State

27% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. 39% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Santa Barbara County average of 51.2%.

Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.8/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.9/10. At $2,219 a month, rents run 8% under what the rest of Santa Barbara commands.

Nationally it ranks #12,919 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.8/10.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Santa Barbara County average of 7.0 closely.

Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $109,088. 56% 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 06083000102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083000102?

Census tract 06083000102 in the Upper State neighborhood scores 7/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06083000102?

Median gross rent is $2,219/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06083000102?

7.7% of residents in tract 06083000102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,639.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06083000102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 84th, minority 60th, housing 99th.

Is tract 06083000102 considered part of Upper State?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06083000102 fall within Upper State (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06083000102 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.1% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06083000102 compare to Santa Barbara overall?

Tract 06083000102 scores 7/10, lower than the parent city of Santa Barbara at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Santa Barbara; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

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