Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Vandenberg AFB Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06083980200 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 3,655 · 61% of tract blocks fall in Vandenberg AFB
For landlords sizing up Vandenberg AFB in Santa Barbara County, census tract 06083980200 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. That is riskier than about 62% of US census tracts.
75% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,459 a month while the average household earns $83,023 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 75%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units1,174
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate2.1%
Median income$83,023
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
25
th percentile
Low
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Vandenberg AFB and the region
Centroid at 34.6465, -120.5681 · click any tract to drill in
Why Vandenberg AFB scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Vandenberg AFB
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
2.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,459 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Vandenberg AFB
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Vandenberg AFB
9.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Vandenberg AFB
5.5
How Vandenberg AFB 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.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 17%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%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.
- 11.7%Housing insecurity
- 5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.3%Food insecurity
- 9.0%SNAP enrollment
- 7.8%Transit barriers
- 6.5%No health insurance
- 20.2%Frequent mental distress
- 21.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Vandenberg AFB
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.9/10. 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 Vandenberg AFB, 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 riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06083980200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083980200?
Census tract 06083980200 in Vandenberg AFB scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06083980200?
Median gross rent is $2,459/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06083980200?
2.1% of residents in tract 06083980200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,655.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06083980200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 17th, minority 62th, housing 25th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06083980200 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.7% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06083980200 compare to Vandenberg AFB overall?
Tract 06083980200 scores 4.1/10, lower than the parent city of Vandenberg AFB at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Vandenberg AFB; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Vandenberg AFB
Top eight tracts in Vandenberg AFB ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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