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Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

New Cuyama Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06083001800 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 1,125 · 5% of tract blocks fall in New Cuyama

With a score of 3.7/10, tract 06083001800 in New Cuyama ranks in the Lower tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,125 residents. It lands near the 8th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 5% of renter households, a modest level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $870 monthly, set against $58,684 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 16% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units452
Renter share17.3%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate15.1%
Median income$58,684

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In New Cuyama
Moderate
Within county
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#42 of 108 tracts In Santa Barbara
Elevated
Within state
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#3,734 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
National
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#11,930 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across New Cuyama and the region

Centroid at 34.7998, -119.7847 · click any tract to drill in

Why New Cuyama scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from New Cuyama
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
15.1% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$870 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from New Cuyama
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New Cuyama
2.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from New Cuyama
4.2

How New Cuyama compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
New Cuyama risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 001800New Cuyama: 8.28.2New Cuyamaparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 53

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in New Cuyama

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 New Cuyama, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well below 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 06083001800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083001800?

Census tract 06083001800 in New Cuyama scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06083001800?

Median gross rent is $870/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 5% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06083001800?

15.1% of residents in tract 06083001800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,125.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06083001800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 67th, minority 62th, housing 21th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06083001800 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.4% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06083001800 compare to New Cuyama overall?

Tract 06083001800 scores 6/10, lower than the parent city of New Cuyama at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Cuyama; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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