Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally
66 Block Eviction Risk: High , Isla Vista
Tract 06083002926 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 4,714 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi
06083002926 is a census tract in the 66 Block area of Isla Vista, CA. It scores 9.9/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,714 residents. 70% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
9.9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 86%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units1,690
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate74.7%
Median income$18,824
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Isla Vista and the region
Centroid at 34.4131, -119.8606 · click any tract to drill in
Why 66 Block scores 9.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Isla Vista
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
74.7% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,718 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Isla Vista
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Isla Vista
9.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Isla Vista
9.7
How 66 Block compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 2%Household composition
- 64%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%Housing & transportation
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.
- 26.7%Housing insecurity
- 18.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 45.6%Food insecurity
- 49.5%SNAP enrollment
- 28.5%Transit barriers
- 14.5%No health insurance
- 30.2%Frequent mental distress
- 47.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in 66 Block
86% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Santa Barbara County average of 51.2%. Annualized rent equals 110% of average household income of $18,824, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. What pushes it up most is economic stress at 10/10.
Against the Santa Barbara County average of 7.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.9 points. Food insecurity runs 45.6% against 17.8% nationally. The poverty rate is 75%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.9/10. This is renter territory: 100% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
On the high side, housing-court posture reads 9.7/10. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 18.5% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Average gross rent is $1,718, 9% below the Isla Vista average.
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 06083002926
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083002926?
Census tract 06083002926 in the 66 Block neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06083002926?
Median gross rent is $1,718/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 86% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06083002926?
74.7% of residents in tract 06083002926 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,714.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06083002926?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 2th, minority 64th, housing 97th.
Q5
Is tract 06083002926 considered part of 66 Block?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06083002926 fall within 66 Block (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06083002926 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.7% 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. 18.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06083002926 compare to Isla Vista overall?
Tract 06083002926 scores 9.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Isla Vista at 9.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Isla Vista; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Isla Vista
Top eight tracts in Isla Vista ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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