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Housing Crisis
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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
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%
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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
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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
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
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No Cost Options
Making Investments
Alternative Housing Models
How local governments can create more affordable housing