Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Eastern Goleta Valley Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06083003004 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 4,891
For landlords sizing up Eastern Goleta Valley, census tract 06083003004 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. That is riskier than about 55% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,481 a month while the average household earns $138,529 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,544
Renter share22.8%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate6.8%
Median income$138,529
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Eastern Goleta Valley and the region
Centroid at 34.4330, -119.8016 · click any tract to drill in
Why Eastern Goleta Valley scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Eastern Goleta Valley
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
6.8% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$3,481 rent vs county FMR
6.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Eastern Goleta Valley
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Eastern Goleta Valley
5.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Eastern Goleta Valley
4.9
How Eastern Goleta Valley compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 60%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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.
- 10.0%Housing insecurity
- 5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.3%Food insecurity
- 9.4%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 7.5%No health insurance
- 14.5%Frequent mental distress
- 28.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Eastern Goleta Valley
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Eastern Goleta Valley, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 42nd 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 10.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.3% 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 06083003004
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083003004?
Census tract 06083003004 in Eastern Goleta Valley scores 3/10 (Lower 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 06083003004?
Median gross rent is $3,481/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06083003004?
6.8% of residents in tract 06083003004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,891.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06083003004?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 43th, minority 60th, housing 64th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06083003004 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.0% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06083003004 compare to Eastern Goleta Valley overall?
Tract 06083003004 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Eastern Goleta Valley at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Eastern Goleta Valley; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Eastern Goleta Valley
Top eight tracts in Eastern Goleta Valley ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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