Census Tract · Ranked #7,382 of 84,120 nationally

Santa Maria Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06083002103 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 5,324

06083002103 is a census tract in Santa Maria, CA. It scores 8.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,324 residents. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.

Risk score

8.1

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 30% Owners 35%

Tract context

Occupied units1,619

Renter share64.9%

SVI overall1.00

Poverty rate10.7%

Median income$66,518

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Maria and the region

Centroid at 34.9307, -120.4271 · click any tract to drill in

Why Santa Maria scores 8.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Santa Maria

6.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.6

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

10.7% poverty · this tract

2.7

Supply constraint

$1,693 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Santa Maria

7.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Santa Maria

9.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Santa Maria

7.4

How Santa Maria compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 100

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

92%Socioeconomic
95%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
100%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.

24.1%Housing insecurity
13.4%Utility-shutoff threat
31.1%Food insecurity
30.0%SNAP enrollment
15.4%Transit barriers
19.8%No health insurance
19.2%Frequent mental distress
39.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Santa Maria

Severe burden reaches 27%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10.

SNAP participation runs 30.0% against 15.2% nationally. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.8/10.

Food insecurity runs 31.1% against 17.8% nationally. It sits 1.1 points above the Santa Barbara County average of 7.0. Average gross rent is $1,693, 12% below the Santa Maria average.

That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 10/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for 54% of renters. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $66,518.

65% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06083002103

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083002103?

Census tract 06083002103 in Santa Maria scores 8.1/10 (High 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 06083002103?

Median gross rent is $1,693/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06083002103?

10.7% of residents in tract 06083002103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,324.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06083002103?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 95th, minority 84th, housing 100th.

What share of households in tract 06083002103 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.1% 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. 13.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06083002103 compare to Santa Maria overall?

Tract 06083002103 scores 8.1/10, higher than the parent city of Santa Maria at 7.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Santa Maria; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Santa Maria

Top eight tracts in Santa Maria ranked by composite eviction-risk score.