Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Westside Eviction Risk: Moderate , Santa Barbara

Tract 06083001307 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 3,365 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 06083001307 sits in the Westside area of Santa Barbara, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. It lands near the 69th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 73% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,682 monthly, set against $110,833 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 10% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units1,192

Renter share38.0%

SVI overall0.53

Poverty rate7.9%

Median income$110,833

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Barbara and the region

Centroid at 34.4162, -119.7330 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westside scores 5.7

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

7.9% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$2,682 rent vs county FMR

3.9

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: 53

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

47%Socioeconomic
29%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
70%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.

9.8%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
11.3%Food insecurity
9.8%SNAP enrollment
6.5%Transit barriers
7.8%No health insurance
14.7%Frequent mental distress
29.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westside

The heaviest input here 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 about the same as 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 White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 53rd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06083001307

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083001307?

Census tract 06083001307 in the Westside neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 06083001307?

Median gross rent is $2,682/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06083001307?

7.9% of residents in tract 06083001307 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,365.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06083001307?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 29th, minority 59th, housing 70th.

Is tract 06083001307 considered part of Westside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06083001307 fall within Westside (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06083001307 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.8% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06083001307 compare to Santa Barbara overall?

Tract 06083001307 scores 5.7/10, 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.