Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #6,676 of 84,120 nationally
Westside Eviction Risk: High , Santa Barbara
Tract 06083000302 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 4,331 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
06083000302 is a census tract in the Westside area of Santa Barbara, CA. It scores 8.2/10 for landlords. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Risk score
8.2
High
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.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
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 8.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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 severe-burden share is 29%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. 79% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.8/10.
Cost burden runs 43% here against 51.2% across Santa Barbara County. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.2/10. Against the Santa Barbara County average of 7.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.2 points.
At $2,182 a month, rents run 10% under what the rest of Santa Barbara commands. On the national scale it lands near the 92nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 6.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $96,429.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06083000302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083000302?
Census tract 06083000302 in the Westside neighborhood scores 8.2/10 (High 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 06083000302?
Median gross rent is $2,182/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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).
Q6
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.
Q7
How does tract 06083000302 compare to Santa Barbara overall?
Tract 06083000302 scores 8.2/10, higher 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Santa Barbara
Top eight tracts in Santa Barbara ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · CA
East Side
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Funk Zone
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Funk Zone
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Westside
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Westside
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Westside
8.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
Waterfront
8.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
Funk Zone
8.1
/ 10 · High
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