Census Tract · Ranked #13,349 of 84,120 nationally

Santa Maria Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06083002310 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 3,656

Tract 06083002310 sits in Santa Maria, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.9/10. Population here is 3,656. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.

Risk score

6.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 28% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units678

Renter share51.5%

SVI overall0.75

Poverty rate9.9%

Median income$107,955

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Maria and the region

Centroid at 34.9714, -120.4400 · click any tract to drill in

Why Santa Maria scores 6.9

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

9.9% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$2,184 rent vs county FMR

2.2

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: 75

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

76%Socioeconomic
75%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
44%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.

25.3%Housing insecurity
11.2%Utility-shutoff threat
30.8%Food insecurity
23.7%SNAP enrollment
14.5%Transit barriers
25.0%No health insurance
18.4%Frequent mental distress
37.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Santa Maria

Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.8/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 25.0% against 11.3% nationally.

Severe burden reaches 15%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.9/10. Housing insecurity runs 25.3% against 14.2% nationally.

46% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Santa Barbara County average of 51.2%. At $2,184 a month, rents run 13% over what the rest of Santa Maria commands.

Nationally it ranks #13,349 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.8/10.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Santa Barbara County average of 7.0 closely.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06083002310

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083002310?

Census tract 06083002310 in Santa Maria scores 6.9/10 (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 06083002310?

Median gross rent is $2,184/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06083002310?

9.9% of residents in tract 06083002310 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,656.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06083002310?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 75th, minority 99th, housing 44th.

What share of households in tract 06083002310 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.3% 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. 11.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06083002310 compare to Santa Maria overall?

Tract 06083002310 scores 6.9/10, 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.