8 census tracts · pop 32,180 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.7/10
· range 7.3–9.5
Orange Heights spans 8 census tracts of Pasadena, CA, population 32,180. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.7/10, placing it in the High tier. 51% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Pasadena rate of 31.5%.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. This is a renter market: 77% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 7.3 to 9.5, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The poverty rate is 22%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.4/10.
At $1,932 a month, rents sit 15% under what the rest of Pasadena commands. SNAP participation is 24.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Pasadena, it ranks #2 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Normandie Heights and Bungalow Heaven. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $73,721.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.7
High
8 tracts · population-weighted
Orange Heights vs PasadenaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Orange Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.4%Housing insecurity
10.3%Utility shutoff threat
26.6%Food insecurity
25.2%SNAP enrollment
14.3%No health insurance
34.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Orange Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Orange Heights?
Orange Heights scores 8.7/10 (High tier) across 8 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Orange Heights compare to Pasadena overall?
Orange Heights scores 0.6 points higher than Pasadena overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,932 vs $2,265.
Q3
What is the average rent in Orange Heights?
Average gross rent in Orange eviction risk Heights is $1,932/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Orange Heights residents are renters?
77% of Orange Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Pasadena). The neighborhood has 32,180 residents.
Q5
Is Orange Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Orange Heights sits in the 84th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Orange Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Orange Heights is census tract 06037461901 (score 9.5/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.3 to 9.5, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Orange Heights for landlords?
Orange eviction risk Heights carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.7/10). Pop-weighted across 8 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Pasadena as a whole (8.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Orange Heights?
Orange Heights has 31,234 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (51.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (21.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
