Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

The Mesa Eviction Risk: Moderate , Santa Barbara

Tract 06083001308 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 3,650 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Mesa in Santa Barbara is where census tract 06083001308 sits, home to 3,650 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.6/10. It lands near the 62nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 53% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,540 a month while the average household earns $152,444 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 12% Owners 68%

Tract context

Occupied units1,516

Renter share31.9%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate2.1%

Median income$152,444

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Barbara and the region

Centroid at 34.4064, -119.7269 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Mesa scores 4.9

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

2.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,540 rent vs county FMR

3.4

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 The Mesa compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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

29%Socioeconomic
21%Household composition
18%Racial/ethnic minority
55%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within The Mesa. 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.

7.1%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
7.4%Food insecurity
6.4%SNAP enrollment
4.9%Transit barriers
4.8%No health insurance
13.7%Frequent mental distress
25.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in The Mesa

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 about the same as the Santa Barbara County average of 5.5 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% 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 06083001308

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083001308?

Census tract 06083001308 in the The Mesa neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 06083001308?

Median gross rent is $2,540/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06083001308?

2.1% of residents in tract 06083001308 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,650.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06083001308?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 21th, minority 18th, housing 55th.

Is tract 06083001308 considered part of The Mesa?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06083001308 fall within The Mesa (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06083001308 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.1% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06083001308 compare to Santa Barbara overall?

Tract 06083001308 scores 4.9/10, 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.