2 census tracts · pop 11,131 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10
· range 5.6–6.3
Saugus is a 2-tract suburb of Santa Clarita, CA and houses 11,131 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.1/10, Elevated tier. 45% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Santa Clarita rate of 35.8%. At $3,365 a month, rents sit 32% over what the rest of Santa Clarita commands.
The voucher gap is 28.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.
Set annual rent against average household income of $122,888 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 7.8/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.9/10. That places it #6 of 10 neighborhoods in Santa Clarita.
At 14% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Stevenson Ranch and Honby.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Saugus vs Santa ClaritaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Saugus
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.6%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility shutoff threat
13.1%Food insecurity
11.9%SNAP enrollment
6.2%No health insurance
27.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Saugus
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Saugus?
Saugus scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Saugus compare to Santa Clarita overall?
Saugus scores 0.9 points lower than Santa Clarita overall (7/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $3,365 vs $2,544.
Q3
What is the average rent in Saugus?
Average gross rent in Saugus is $3,365/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Saugus residents are renters?
14% of Saugus households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Santa Clarita). The neighborhood has 11,131 residents.
Q5
Is Saugus a high social-vulnerability area?
Saugus sits in the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Saugus have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Saugus is census tract 06037920013 (score 6.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 6.3, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Saugus for landlords?
Saugus carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Saugus?
Saugus has 10,935 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (46.7%), Hispanic / Latino (23.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
