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Housing Crisis

2

Santa Barbara

Ventura

Oxnard

Santa Paula

50%

60%

46%

45%

of Renters in Ventura &

A Snapshot

Santa Barbara Counties

Santa Maria

51%

Methodology

Renter Share of Population

3

(Over 30% of income spent on housing costs)

Santa Barbara

Ventura

County County

Renter Median Income $53,341 $58,656

Homeowner Median Income $98,900 $100,365

White Latino

Demographics of Homeowners

67%

24%

64%

25%

Demographics of Renters

46% 45%

49% 41%

Cost-Burdened Renters 55% 55%

Cost-Burdened Homeowners 29% 33%

Renters with Children

40%

Homeowners with Children

28% 30%

Renters in Our Survey

Single Family House

Apartment in Small Complex

Apartment in Large Complex

Room within a House or Apt

Trailer / Mobile Home

34%

Other 9% 11%

9% 10%

Number of Tenants

Less than 5 people in unit

5 or more people in unit

7 or more people in unit

10 or more people in unit

Years Living in Unit

Less than 2 years

Between 2 - 7 years

More than 7 years

4

Housing

Growing

The

Crisis

27%

Percentage of Rent Burden

Wages

8%

In

crea

se in

2014 - 2019

Rents*

Santa Paula

59%

Oxnard

59%

Los Angeles

58%

Santa Maria

57%

Santa Barbara

55%

55%

Ventura

By County By City

51%

New York

45%

Washington, DC

39%

San Francisco Ventura & Santa

Barbara Counties

5

$-

$200

$400

$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

$1,600

$1,800

$2,000

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Ave

ra

ge

Mo

nth

ly R

en

tMedian One Bedroom Apartment Rent

Santa Maria

Santa Barbara

Ventura

Oxnard

Santa Paula

Farmworker Median Annual Pay Farmworker Median Annual Pay

Median One Bedroom Apartment Rent

$26,289

Domestic Worker Median Annual Pay

$29,745

$27,083

Domestic Worker Median Annual Pay

$31,427

Ventura County

$-

$200

$400

$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

$1,600

$1,800

$2,000

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Ave

ra

ge

Mo

nth

ly R

en

t

Median One Bedroom Apartment Rent

Santa Maria

Santa Barbara

Ventura

Oxnard

Santa Paula

Santa Barbara County Ventura County

Stagnant Wages

Skyrocketing Rents

6

T

Roots of Housing Crisis

1920

1945

1968

2008

1880

1980

7

2011

Now

8

2,626

1,8102,049

4,545

306416

1,063

2,677

Very Low-

Income

Low-Income Moderate

Income

Above Moderate

Santa Barbara County

Housing Need Housing Permits

Planning Period: Feb. 2015-Feb. 2023

Santa Barbara County

4,206

2,887

3,315

7,423

542

1,048

1,527

3,456

Very Low-

Income

Low-Income Moderate

Income

Above Moderate

Ventura County

Housing Need Housing Permits

Planning Period: Oct. 2013-Oct. 2021

Ventura County

CAUSE Youth Collecting

Renter Surveys

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Local Families?

What does the Housing Crisis mean for

When families face this imbalance

and are foregoing basic necessities,

“

“ Rob Fredericks,

Santa Barbara Housing Authority

Executive Director

rent eats before them.

Surviving the Housing Crisis

Searching for Housing in Santa Maria

10

11%

5%

12%

23%

29%

17%

33%

50%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Unsafe

stairs,

floors, or

balcony

No smoke

alarms

No heat or

hot water

Doors or

windows

won't lock

Leaking or

broken

pipes

Leaking

roof

Mold Pests

Health and Safety Issues

Health & Safety Issues

Health & Safety Compromising for Affordability

11

10%

landlord

10%

5% 9%

Reported

and was

43%

Reported but

18%

was not fixed

by landlord

myself

without

Fixed

after

reporting

the issue

Lived with

the issue

Landlord

fixed but

raised

rent

fixed by

reporting

myself

Responses to Habitability Issues

Unlivable Housing in Oxnard

Fixed

12

What happens when you lose your home?

of Surveyed

Tenants Received an

Extreme Rent Increase

in the Past 5 Years

of Surveyed

Tenants were Evicted

in the Past 5 Years

15%

43%

13

Housing

Waitlists

Authority

Santa Barbara

5-7 years

Santa Barbara

5-7 years

Ventura

5-10 years

7-10 years

Santa Paula

8 years

22%

8%

34%

28%

21%

20%

Don't allow kids

Don't accept Section 8

Credit check

Application fees

Social Security #

References

Barriers to finding rental housing

County

Oxnard

Barriers to Finding Rental Housing

Housing Insecurity in Ventura

14

Homelessness is Local

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

18,000

Santa Barbara County Ventura County

More Empty Homes than Homeless People

Vacant Housing Units Homeless People

Unsheltered in the Central Coast

More Empty Homes than Homeless People

Supportive Housing is the best way to end

the most persistent and acute homelessness.

“

“ Emily Allen,

United Way / Homes for Good Santa Barbara County

Director of Homeless and Veteran Impact Initiatives

15

Gentrification Displacement

-30%

-20%

-10%

0%

10%

20%

30%

Santa

Barbara

SB County Ventura Ventura

County

Santa

Maria

Oxnard

Latino Population Change 2011-2017

&

Latino Population Change 2011-2017

16

Who is Most at

Pushed Out by Gentrification in Santa Barbara

17

Why Don’t Tenants Speak Up?

18

Low-Hanging Fruit

Right to Legal Counsel

How Local Policymakers Can Protect Renters

Statewide renters’ rights group Tenants Together uses a framework they call the “Golden Triangle” of tenant

protections, including rent stabilization, eviction protections, and habitability inspections, to ensure tenants have

healthy, stable, and affordable homes. For more information visit them at www.TenantsTogether.org.

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Rent Stabilization

Habitability Inspections

Eviction Protections

The “Golden Triangle” of Tenant Protections

20

No Cost Options

Making Investments

Alternative Housing Models

How local governments can create more affordable housing

21

Development Without Displacement

What about market-based solutions?

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