Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Orcutt Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06083002006 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 2,754 · 17% of tract blocks fall in Orcutt
Orcutt in Santa Barbara County is where census tract 06083002006 sits, home to 2,754 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.8/10. That is riskier than roughly 33% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,140 monthly, set against $133,854 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,085
Renter share14.7%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate4.3%
Median income$133,854
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
4
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Orcutt and the region
Centroid at 34.8726, -120.3430 · click any tract to drill in
Why Orcutt scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Orcutt
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.3% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,140 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Orcutt
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Orcutt
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Orcutt
5.7
How Orcutt compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%Housing & transportation
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.
- 8.8%Housing insecurity
- 4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.7%Food insecurity
- 7.9%SNAP enrollment
- 5.7%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 14.1%Frequent mental distress
- 28.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Orcutt
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.6/10. 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 Orcutt, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 32nd 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 8.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.6% 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 06083002006
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083002006?
Census tract 06083002006 in Orcutt scores 2.8/10 (Lower 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 06083002006?
Median gross rent is $2,140/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06083002006?
4.3% of residents in tract 06083002006 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,754.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06083002006?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 59th, minority 54th, housing 31th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06083002006 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.8% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06083002006 compare to Orcutt overall?
Tract 06083002006 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Orcutt at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Orcutt; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Orcutt
Top eight tracts in Orcutt ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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