Neighborhood · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally

Waterfront Eviction Risk: Elevated , Santa Barbara

Tract 06083001206 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 3,969 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

The Waterfront neighborhood of Santa Barbara is where census tract 06083001206 sits, home to 3,969 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. It lands near the 76th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

58% 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 $2,295 a month while the average household earns $82,826 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 86% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 36% Owners 15%

Tract context

Occupied units1,508

Renter share85.5%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate16.3%

Median income$82,826

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Barbara and the region

Centroid at 34.4084, -119.6959 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waterfront scores 6.8

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

16.3% poverty · this tract

4.1

Supply constraint

$2,295 rent vs county FMR

2.6

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 Waterfront compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

93%Socioeconomic
21%Household composition
75%Racial/ethnic minority
89%Housing & transportation

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.

19.6%Housing insecurity
10.8%Utility-shutoff threat
24.5%Food insecurity
22.8%SNAP enrollment
13.3%Transit barriers
14.6%No health insurance
20.4%Frequent mental distress
33.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Waterfront

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 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.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 84th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 06083001206

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083001206?

Census tract 06083001206 in the Waterfront neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (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 06083001206?

Median gross rent is $2,295/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06083001206?

16.3% of residents in tract 06083001206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,969.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06083001206?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 21th, minority 75th, housing 89th.

Is tract 06083001206 considered part of Waterfront?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06083001206 fall within Waterfront (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06083001206 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.6% 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. 10.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06083001206 compare to Santa Barbara overall?

Tract 06083001206 scores 6.8/10, 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.