Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Lompoc Village Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06083002708 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 2,514 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Tract 06083002708 covers the Lompoc Village area of Lompoc in California. Home to 2,514 residents, it scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 43% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,240 monthly, set against $95,739 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 28% Owners 56%

Tract context

Occupied units995

Renter share43.8%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate9.9%

Median income$95,739

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lompoc and the region

Centroid at 34.6348, -120.4487 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lompoc Village scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lompoc

6.9

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

$1,240 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lompoc

7.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lompoc

9.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lompoc

7.1

How Lompoc Village compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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

64%Socioeconomic
82%Household composition
68%Racial/ethnic minority
60%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Lompoc Village. 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.

12.7%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
14.8%Food insecurity
12.8%SNAP enrollment
8.0%Transit barriers
10.3%No health insurance
16.4%Frequent mental distress
33.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lompoc Village

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Lompoc, 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 White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 73rd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% 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 06083002708

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083002708?

Census tract 06083002708 in the Lompoc Village neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 06083002708?

Median gross rent is $1,240/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06083002708?

9.9% of residents in tract 06083002708 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,514.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06083002708?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 82th, minority 68th, housing 60th.

Is tract 06083002708 considered part of Lompoc Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06083002708 fall within Lompoc Village (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06083002708 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.7% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06083002708 compare to Lompoc overall?

Tract 06083002708 scores 5.9/10, lower than the parent city of Lompoc at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lompoc; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lompoc

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