Neighborhood · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally
Cowan Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Orange
Tract 06059075605 ·
Orange, CA · pop 5,954 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 06059075605 sits in the Cowan Heights area of Orange eviction risk, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. It is home to 5,954 residents. Against Orange County at 51.8%, 31% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%Stable renters 15%Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units2,127
Renter share21.1%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate6.5%
Median income$204,653
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Cowan Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
26th percentile
#21 of 28 tracts In Orange
Low
Within county
23th percentile
#475 of 613 tracts In Orange
Low
Within state
21th percentile
#7,225 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Orange and the region
Centroid at 33.7768, -117.7700 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cowan Heights scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Orange
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
6.5% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$2,250 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Orange
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Orange
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Orange
6.0
How Cowan Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
8%Socioeconomic
10%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
72%Housing & transportation
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.
6.7%Housing insecurity
3.6%Utility-shutoff threat
7.5%Food insecurity
5.8%SNAP enrollment
4.6%Transit barriers
4.0%No health insurance
13.6%Frequent mental distress
22.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cowan Heights
26% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10.
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.6/10. Against the Orange County average of 7.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.1 points. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.8/10.
Housing insecurity runs 6.7% against 14.2% nationally. Adults with no health insurance runs 4.0% against 11.3% nationally. Nationally it ranks #19,618 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.2/10.
Against average income of $204,653, annual rent is just 13%. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.6 points cooler.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06059075605
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059075605?
Census tract 06059075605 in the Cowan Heights neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06059075605?
Median gross rent is $2,250/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06059075605?
6.5% of residents in tract 06059075605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,954.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06059075605?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 10th, minority 62th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 06059075605 considered part of Cowan Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059075605 fall within Cowan Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06059075605 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.7% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06059075605 compare to Orange overall?
Tract 06059075605 scores 5.9/10, lower than the parent city of Orange at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Orange eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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