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Neighborhood · Santa Clarita, CA

Newhall Eviction Risk: Elevated

8 census tracts · pop 30,483 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10 · range 5.6–7.9

Newhall spans 8 census tracts of Santa Clarita, CA, population 30,483. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.5/10, Elevated tier. Against a Santa Clarita baseline of 35.8%, 59% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The severe-burden share is 30%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.

The 8 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.6 to 7.9, a 2.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.5/10.

At $2,296 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Santa Clarita commands. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Santa Clarita, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third.

Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $103,279. 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
8 tracts · population-weighted
Newhall vs Santa Clarita How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
58.6% +64%
Santa Clarita: 35.8%
Average gross rent
$2,296 -10%
Santa Clarita: $2,544
Average HH income
$103,279 -14%
Santa Clarita: $119,926
Poverty rate
9.8% +27%
Santa Clarita: 7.7%
Renter share
44.6% +58%
Santa Clarita: 28.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Newhall and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 8 tracts span score 5.6–7.9

Why Newhall scores 6.5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.2–7.2 across tracts
7.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Rent control risk
59% of income on rent · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
45% renter households · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.4–6.4 across tracts
6.4
Economic stress
9.8% below poverty line · Range 1.0–4.1 across tracts
2.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.2–7.5 across tracts
3.7
Risk score comparison

Newhall vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Newhall score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Newhall: 6.56.5NewhallNeighborhoodParent city: 7.07.0Parent cityhost cityState: 7.67.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Newhall?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 2.3 points from 5.6 to 7.9. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

8 tracts in Newhall

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06037920341 7.9 3,198 56% $1,964
06037920343 7 4,206 76% $2,357
06037920340 7 3,072 63% $2,077
06037920342 6.7 3,175 68% $1,955
06037920312 6.3 6,363 76% $2,031
06037920322 6.3 2,767 63% $1,902
06037920332 6.2 2,215 54% $2,277
06037920313 5.6 5,487 19% $3,279
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 72

Pop-weighted across 8 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 58%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 60%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 78%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Newhall

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Newhall

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Newhall?

Newhall scores 6.5/10 (Elevated 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 Newhall compare to Santa Clarita overall?

Newhall scores 0.5 points lower than Santa Clarita overall (7/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $2,296 vs $2,544.
Q3

What is the average rent in Newhall?

Average gross rent in Newhall is $2,296/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Newhall residents are renters?

45% of Newhall households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Santa Clarita). The neighborhood has 30,483 residents.
Q5

Is Newhall a high social-vulnerability area?

Newhall sits in the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Newhall have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Newhall is census tract 06037920341 (score 7.9/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 7.9, a spread of 2.3 points.
Q7

How safe is Newhall for landlords?

Newhall carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). 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 Santa Clarita as a whole (7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Newhall?

Newhall has 29,130 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (55.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (32.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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