Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally

Eastern Goleta Valley Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06083000103 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 4,341 · 50% of tract blocks fall in Eastern Goleta Valley

With a score of 4.3/10, tract 06083000103 in Eastern Goleta Valley in Santa Barbara County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,341 residents. That is riskier than about 19% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 20% of renter households, a modest level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,245 a month while the average household earns $250,001 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 16% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,369

Renter share19.9%

SVI overall0.19

Poverty rate3.3%

Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Eastern Goleta Valley and the region

Centroid at 34.4986, -119.7773 · click any tract to drill in

Why Eastern Goleta Valley scores 2.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Eastern Goleta Valley

6.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.6

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

3.3% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$3,245 rent vs county FMR

5.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Eastern Goleta Valley

5.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Eastern Goleta Valley

5.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Eastern Goleta Valley

4.9

How Eastern Goleta Valley compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 19

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

12%Socioeconomic
15%Household composition
37%Racial/ethnic minority
48%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.

5.8%Housing insecurity
3.5%Utility-shutoff threat
6.4%Food insecurity
5.7%SNAP enrollment
4.4%Transit barriers
3.8%No health insurance
12.9%Frequent mental distress
27.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Eastern Goleta Valley

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.3/10. 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 Eastern Goleta Valley, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Santa Barbara County average of 5.5 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 19th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06083000103

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083000103?

Census tract 06083000103 in Eastern Goleta Valley scores 2.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06083000103?

Median gross rent is $3,245/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06083000103?

3.3% of residents in tract 06083000103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,341.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06083000103?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 15th, minority 37th, housing 48th.

What share of households in tract 06083000103 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.8% 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06083000103 compare to Eastern Goleta Valley overall?

Tract 06083000103 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Eastern Goleta Valley at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Eastern Goleta Valley; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Eastern Goleta Valley

Top eight tracts in Eastern Goleta Valley ranked by composite eviction-risk score.