Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally

Westside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Santa Barbara

Tract 06083000302 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 4,331 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

How risky is Westside in Santa Barbara for landlords? Census tract 06083000302 scores 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 66% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,182 a month against an average household income of $96,429 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 79% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.6

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 45% Owners 21%

Tract context

Occupied units1,932

Renter share78.6%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate15.9%

Median income$96,429

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Barbara and the region

Centroid at 34.4309, -119.7223 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westside scores 6.6

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

15.9% poverty · this tract

4.0

Supply constraint

$2,182 rent vs county FMR

2.2

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 Westside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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

60%Socioeconomic
9%Household composition
67%Racial/ethnic minority
85%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Westside. 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.

12.4%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
13.6%Food insecurity
12.0%SNAP enrollment
7.8%Transit barriers
9.0%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
28.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westside

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Barbara, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 59th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06083000302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083000302?

Census tract 06083000302 in the Westside neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (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 06083000302?

Median gross rent is $2,182/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06083000302?

15.9% of residents in tract 06083000302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,331.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06083000302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 9th, minority 67th, housing 85th.

Is tract 06083000302 considered part of Westside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06083000302 fall within Westside (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06083000302 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.4% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06083000302 compare to Santa Barbara overall?

Tract 06083000302 scores 6.6/10, lower than the parent city of Santa Barbara at 8.1/10. 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Santa Barbara

Top eight tracts in Santa Barbara ranked by composite eviction-risk score.