9 census tracts · pop 46,603 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10
· range 7–9.1
College Park is a 9-tract neighborhood of Costa Mesa, CA, population 46,603. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.1/10, placing it in the High tier. Against a Costa Mesa baseline of 31.3%, 55% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. The severe-burden share is 24%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The 9 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 7 to 9.1, a 2.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. This is a renter market: 67% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.6/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.
Average gross rent is $2,271, 7% below the Costa Mesa average of $2,446. That places it #1 of 7 neighborhoods in Costa Mesa. For a like-for-like read, Superior Heights and Santa Ana Country Club score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $93,766.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.1
High
9 tracts · population-weighted
College Park vs Costa MesaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in College Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.4%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility shutoff threat
19.2%Food insecurity
16.5%SNAP enrollment
12.4%No health insurance
29.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About College Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for College Park?
College Park scores 8.1/10 (High tier) across 9 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 College Park compare to Costa Mesa overall?
College Park scores 0.4 points higher than Costa Mesa overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,271 vs $2,446.
Q3
What is the average rent in College Park?
Average gross rent in College Park is $2,271/month (pop-weighted across 9 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of College Park residents are renters?
67% of College Park households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in Costa Mesa). The neighborhood has 46,603 residents.
Q5
Is College Park a high social-vulnerability area?
College Park sits in the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 College Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in College Park is census tract 06059063701 (score 9.1/10). Across the 9 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7 to 9.1, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is College Park for landlords?
College Park carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). Pop-weighted across 9 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Costa Mesa as a whole (7.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of College Park?
College Park has 45,361 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (44.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (42.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
