Neighborhood · Ranked #4,036 of 84,120 nationally

Westside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Santa Barbara

Tract 06083001002 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 3,188 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 06083001002 belongs to the Westside neighborhood of Santa Barbara, California. It is home to 3,188 residents and scores $1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #20,394 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,823 a month while the average household earns $70,873 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 94% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 51% Stable renters 43% Owners 6%

Tract context

Occupied units1,639

Renter share93.8%

SVI overall0.88

Poverty rate19.2%

Median income$70,873

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Barbara and the region

Centroid at 34.4210, -119.7092 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westside scores 7.2

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

19.2% poverty · this tract

4.8

Supply constraint

$1,823 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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: 88

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

95%Socioeconomic
60%Household composition
69%Racial/ethnic minority
80%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.

16.2%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
19.8%Food insecurity
19.2%SNAP enrollment
10.9%Transit barriers
11.8%No health insurance
18.8%Frequent mental distress
33.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westside

What moves this score most is 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 above the Santa Barbara County average of 5.5 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06083001002

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083001002?

Census tract 06083001002 in the Westside neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (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 06083001002?

Median gross rent is $1,823/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06083001002?

19.2% of residents in tract 06083001002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,188.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06083001002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 60th, minority 69th, housing 80th.

Is tract 06083001002 considered part of Westside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06083001002 fall within Westside (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06083001002 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.2% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06083001002 compare to Santa Barbara overall?

Tract 06083001002 scores 7.2/10, 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.