Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #17,650 of 84,120 nationally
68 Block Eviction Risk: Elevated , University of California-Santa Barbara
Tract 06083002937 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 3,253 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 06083002937 covers part of the 68 Block area of University of California-Santa Barbara, CA, and scores 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.9/10.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,090
Renter share56.6%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate6.9%
Median income$117,235
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
29
th percentile
Low
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across University of California-Santa Barbara and the region
Centroid at 34.4132, -119.8793 · click any tract to drill in
Why 68 Block scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from University of California-Santa Barbara
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
6.9% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$2,122 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from University of California-Santa Barbara
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from University of California-Santa Barbara
9.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from University of California-Santa Barbara
5.9
How 68 Block compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 68%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.
- 9.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.8%Food insecurity
- 7.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 5.7%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 22.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in 68 Block
Average gross rent is $2,122, 39% above the University of California-Santa Barbara average. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.7/10. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.8/10.
The severe-burden share is 10%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Against the Santa Barbara County average of 7.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.9 points. Food insecurity runs 9.8% against 17.8% nationally.
SNAP participation runs 7.3% against 15.2% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 79% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.4 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. 49% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $117,235. 57% 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 06083002937
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083002937?
Census tract 06083002937 in the 68 Block neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06083002937?
Median gross rent is $2,122/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06083002937?
6.9% of residents in tract 06083002937 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,253.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06083002937?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 15th, minority 67th, housing 68th.
Q5
Is tract 06083002937 considered part of 68 Block?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06083002937 fall within 68 Block (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06083002937 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.2% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06083002937 compare to University of California-Santa Barbara overall?
Tract 06083002937 scores 6.1/10, lower than the parent city of University of California-Santa Barbara at 7.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from University of California eviction laws-Santa Barbara; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in University of California-Santa Barbara
Top eight tracts in University of California-Santa Barbara ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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