Neighborhood · Ranked #4,036 of 84,120 nationally

Old Town Placentia Eviction Risk: Elevated , Fullerton

Tract 06059011504 · Orange, CA · pop 5,129 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Eviction risk in the Old Town Placentia area of Fullerton centers on tract 06059011504, which scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 5,129 residents. On the national scale it ranks #11,938 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,019 a month while the average household earns $72,135 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 89% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 58% Stable renters 31% Owners 11%

Tract context

Occupied units2,054

Renter share88.7%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate26.1%

Median income$72,135

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fullerton and the region

Centroid at 33.8821, -117.8831 · click any tract to drill in

Why Old Town Placentia scores 7.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Fullerton

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

26.1% poverty · this tract

6.5

Supply constraint

$2,019 rent vs county FMR

2.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Fullerton

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Fullerton

9.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Fullerton

7.2

How Old Town Placentia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

88%Socioeconomic
4%Household composition
77%Racial/ethnic minority
100%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Old Town Placentia. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

15.1%Housing insecurity
7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
19.7%Food insecurity
15.2%SNAP enrollment
12.1%Transit barriers
9.0%No health insurance
22.8%Frequent mental distress
27.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Old Town Placentia

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Fullerton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Orange County average of 5.7 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 84th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059011504

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059011504?

Census tract 06059011504 in the Old Town Placentia neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06059011504?

Median gross rent is $2,019/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059011504?

26.1% of residents in tract 06059011504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,129.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059011504?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 4th, minority 77th, housing 100th.

Is tract 06059011504 considered part of Old Town Placentia?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059011504 fall within Old Town Placentia (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059011504 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059011504 compare to Fullerton overall?

Tract 06059011504 scores 7.2/10, lower than the parent city of Fullerton at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fullerton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fullerton

Top eight tracts in Fullerton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.