3 census tracts · pop 16,231 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 7.6–8.3
Superior Heights is a 3-tract neighborhood of Costa Mesa, CA and houses 16,231 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8/10, placing it in the High tier. Cost burden runs 48% against 31.3% citywide, putting Superior Heights 16.6% over its own city.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Average gross rent is $2,737, 12% above the Costa Mesa average of $2,446. That places it #3 of 7 neighborhoods in Costa Mesa. The closest comparables inside the same city are College Park and Santa Ana Country Club.
Its 3 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $109,119.
63% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
Superior Heights vs Costa MesaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Superior Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.8%Housing insecurity
7.7%Utility shutoff threat
16.9%Food insecurity
14.8%SNAP enrollment
10.8%No health insurance
29.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Superior Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Superior Heights?
Superior Heights scores 8/10 (High tier) across 3 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 Superior Heights compare to Costa Mesa overall?
Superior Heights scores 0.3 points higher than Costa Mesa overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,737 vs $2,446.
Q3
What is the average rent in Superior Heights?
Average gross rent in Superior Heights is $2,737/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Superior Heights residents are renters?
63% of Superior Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in Costa Mesa). The neighborhood has 16,231 residents.
Q5
Is Superior Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Superior Heights sits in the 66th 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 Superior Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Superior Heights is census tract 06059063605 (score 8.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.6 to 8.3, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Superior Heights for landlords?
Superior Heights carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Superior Heights?
Superior Heights has 16,025 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (46.2%), Hispanic / Latino (46.1%), Other / Multiracial (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
