Neighborhood · Ranked #13,349 of 84,120 nationally

Castaways Eviction Risk: Elevated , Costa Mesa

Tract 06059063010 · Orange, CA · pop 6,629 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

With a score of 6.9/10, tract 06059063010 in the Castaways area of Newport Beach, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,629 residents. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10.

Risk score

6.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 24% Owners 41%

Tract context

Occupied units3,126

Renter share59.3%

SVI overall0.22

Poverty rate6.1%

Median income$114,216

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Costa Mesa and the region

Centroid at 33.6281, -117.8984 · click any tract to drill in

Why Castaways scores 6.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Costa Mesa

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

6.1% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$2,445 rent vs county FMR

3.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Costa Mesa

6.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Costa Mesa

8.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Costa Mesa

5.3

How Castaways compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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

9%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
42%Racial/ethnic minority
80%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Castaways. 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.

7.6%Housing insecurity
4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
7.7%Food insecurity
6.4%SNAP enrollment
5.2%Transit barriers
4.5%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
22.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Castaways

Running cool, economic stress reads 1.5/10. Average gross rent is $2,445, 26% below the Newport Beach average. The severe-burden share is 17%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Cost burden runs 59% here against 51.8% across Orange County. Food insecurity runs 7.7% against 17.8% nationally.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 4.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Nationally it ranks #13,349 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3/10.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Orange County average of 7.0 closely. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $114,216.

59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059063010

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059063010?

Census tract 06059063010 in the Castaways neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (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 06059063010?

Median gross rent is $2,445/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059063010?

6.1% of residents in tract 06059063010 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,629.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059063010?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 5th, minority 42th, housing 80th.

Is tract 06059063010 considered part of Castaways?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059063010 fall within Castaways (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059063010 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.6% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059063010 compare to Costa Mesa overall?

Tract 06059063010 scores 6.9/10, lower than the parent city of Costa Mesa at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Costa Mesa; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Costa Mesa

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