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Lemon Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , North Tustin

Tract 06059075606 · Orange, CA · pop 6,030 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

In Lemon Heights in North Tustin, census tract 06059075606 scores 3.9/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 11th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 0% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,501 monthly, set against $223,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 8% Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units2,105
Renter share8.4%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate5.6%
Median income$223,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Lemon Heights
Very Low
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 5 tracts In North Tustin
High
Within county
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#603 of 613 tracts In Orange
Very Low
Within state
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#8,964 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across North Tustin and the region

Centroid at 33.7537, -117.7856 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lemon Heights scores 2.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from North Tustin
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
5.6% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
7.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Tustin
4.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Tustin
3.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Tustin
3.5

How Lemon Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lemon Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.12.1This tracttract 075606North Tustin: 7.67.6North Tustinparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Lemon Heights. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lemon Heights

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from North Tustin, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059075606

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059075606?

Census tract 06059075606 in the Lemon Heights neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (Lower 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 06059075606?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059075606?

5.6% of residents in tract 06059075606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,030.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059075606?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 25th, minority 54th, housing 15th.
Q5

Is tract 06059075606 considered part of Lemon Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059075606 fall within Lemon Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06059075606 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 06059075606 compare to North Tustin overall?

Tract 06059075606 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of North Tustin at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Tustin; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in North Tustin

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

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