Neighborhood · Ranked #4,888 of 84,120 nationally

Westside Eviction Risk: High , Santa Barbara

Tract 06083001102 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 4,394 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

06083001102 is a census tract in the Westside area of Santa Barbara, CA. It scores 8.7/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,394 residents. 35% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

8.7

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 30% Owners 28%

Tract context

Occupied units1,362

Renter share72.5%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate15.7%

Median income$73,902

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Barbara and the region

Centroid at 34.4161, -119.7129 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westside scores 8.7

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

15.7% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$2,251 rent vs county FMR

2.4

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: 89

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

88%Socioeconomic
64%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
86%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.

26.2%Housing insecurity
14.4%Utility-shutoff threat
33.8%Food insecurity
32.3%SNAP enrollment
16.9%Transit barriers
21.2%No health insurance
20.8%Frequent mental distress
39.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westside

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. Annualized rent equals 37% of average household income of $73,902, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

73% 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. Food insecurity runs 33.8% against 17.8% nationally. Against the Santa Barbara County average of 7.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.7 points.

Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.8/10. Against Santa Barbara County at 51.2%, 59% of renters here are cost-burdened. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.7/10.

Adults with no health insurance runs 21.2% against 11.3% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 94th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06083001102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083001102?

Census tract 06083001102 in the Westside neighborhood scores 8.7/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06083001102?

Median gross rent is $2,251/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06083001102?

15.7% of residents in tract 06083001102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,394.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06083001102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 64th, minority 85th, housing 86th.

Is tract 06083001102 considered part of Westside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06083001102 fall within Westside (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06083001102 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.2% 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. 14.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06083001102 compare to Santa Barbara overall?

Tract 06083001102 scores 8.7/10, 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.