Census Tract · Ranked #14,308 of 84,120 nationally

Santa Maria Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06083002307 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 5,103 · 82% of tract blocks fall in Santa Maria

With a score of 6.7/10, tract 06083002307 in Santa Maria, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,103 residents. Against Santa Barbara County at 51.2%, 20% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 23% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units1,257

Renter share28.0%

SVI overall0.69

Poverty rate7.5%

Median income$105,742

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Maria and the region

Centroid at 34.9700, -120.4670 · click any tract to drill in

Why Santa Maria scores 6.7

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

7.5% poverty · this tract

1.9

Supply constraint

$2,421 rent vs county FMR

3.0

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: 69

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

63%Socioeconomic
73%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
49%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.

21.8%Housing insecurity
9.8%Utility-shutoff threat
26.8%Food insecurity
20.9%SNAP enrollment
12.6%Transit barriers
21.4%No health insurance
17.7%Frequent mental distress
36.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Santa Maria

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.8/10. Average gross rent is $2,421, 26% above the Santa Maria average.

Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.9/10. Food insecurity runs 26.8% against 17.8% nationally. Severe burden reaches 8%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Housing insecurity runs 21.8% against 14.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #14,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 7.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. It tracks the Santa Barbara County average of 7.0 closely.

Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $105,742. 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 06083002307

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083002307?

Census tract 06083002307 in Santa Maria scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06083002307?

Median gross rent is $2,421/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06083002307?

7.5% of residents in tract 06083002307 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,103.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06083002307?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 73th, minority 90th, housing 49th.

What share of households in tract 06083002307 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.8% 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. 9.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06083002307 compare to Santa Maria overall?

Tract 06083002307 scores 6.7/10, lower 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.