7 census tracts · pop 27,593 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 5.9–7.4
Mesa Verde takes in 7 census tracts of Costa Mesa, CA and houses 27,593 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.9/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Costa Mesa baseline of 31.3%, 47% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.9/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.9 to 7.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Average gross rent is $2,778, 14% above the Costa Mesa average of $2,446.
Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Costa Mesa, it ranks #5 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, Harbor Heights and Castaways score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $133,508.
36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.5 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
7 tracts · population-weighted
Mesa Verde vs Costa MesaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mesa Verde
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.1%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility shutoff threat
11.0%Food insecurity
9.0%SNAP enrollment
6.5%No health insurance
25.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Mesa Verde
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mesa Verde?
Mesa Verde scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 7 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 Mesa Verde compare to Costa Mesa overall?
Mesa Verde scores 0.8 points lower than Costa Mesa overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,778 vs $2,446.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mesa Verde?
Average gross rent in Mesa Verde is $2,778/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mesa Verde residents are renters?
36% of Mesa Verde households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in Costa Mesa). The neighborhood has 27,593 residents.
Q5
Is Mesa Verde a high social-vulnerability area?
Mesa Verde sits in the 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Mesa Verde have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Mesa Verde is census tract 06059063902 (score 7.4/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.9 to 7.4, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Mesa Verde for landlords?
Mesa Verde carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Mesa Verde?
Mesa Verde has 27,280 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.8%), Hispanic / Latino (26.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
