Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
65 Block Eviction Risk: Elevated , Isla Vista
Tract 06083980300 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 6,574 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 06083980300 runs through 65 Block in Isla Vista. With 6,574 residents, it scores 5.4/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 55% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,725 a month against an average household income of $75,875 a year, roughly 43% of income at the averages. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 63%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units38
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$75,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Isla Vista and the region
Centroid at 34.4138, -119.8463 · click any tract to drill in
Why 65 Block scores 6
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
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,725 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Isla Vista
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Isla Vista
9.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Isla Vista
5.9
How 65 Block compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within 65 Block. 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
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.9%Food insecurity
- 10.6%SNAP enrollment
- 11.3%Transit barriers
- 5.0%No health insurance
- 22.4%Frequent mental distress
- 24.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in 65 Block
What moves this score most is 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 Isla Vista, 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.
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 4.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 13th 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 06083980300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083980300?
Census tract 06083980300 in the 65 Block neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 06083980300?
Median gross rent is $2,725/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06083980300?
4.5% of residents in tract 06083980300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,574.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06083980300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 1th, minority 72th, housing 8th.
Q5
Is tract 06083980300 considered part of 65 Block?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06083980300 fall within 65 Block (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06083980300 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06083980300 compare to Isla Vista overall?
Tract 06083980300 scores 6/10, lower than the parent city of Isla Vista at 8.7/10. 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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