Neighborhood · Ranked #6,330 of 84,120 nationally

Superior Heights Eviction Risk: High , Costa Mesa

Tract 06059063605 · Orange, CA · pop 5,878 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 06059063605 covers part of the Superior Heights area of Costa Mesa, CA, and scores 8.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,878 residents. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.

Risk score

8.3

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 31% Owners 35%

Tract context

Occupied units1,805

Renter share65.0%

SVI overall0.91

Poverty rate13.8%

Median income$101,078

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Costa Mesa and the region

Centroid at 33.6377, -117.9273 · click any tract to drill in

Why Superior Heights scores 8.3

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

13.8% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

$2,274 rent vs county FMR

2.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Costa Mesa

7.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Costa Mesa

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Costa Mesa

5.9

How Superior Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

79%Socioeconomic
63%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
98%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Superior 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.

21.4%Housing insecurity
10.7%Utility-shutoff threat
24.8%Food insecurity
21.3%SNAP enrollment
12.5%Transit barriers
15.9%No health insurance
19.8%Frequent mental distress
30.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Superior Heights

24% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. It sits 1.3 points above the Orange County average of 7.0.

Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7/10.

Housing insecurity runs 21.4% against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 24.8% against 17.8% nationally. Nationally it ranks #6,330 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 9.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 0.8 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for about half of renters.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06059063605

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059063605?

Census tract 06059063605 in the Superior Heights neighborhood scores 8.3/10 (High 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 06059063605?

Median gross rent is $2,274/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059063605?

13.8% of residents in tract 06059063605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,878.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059063605?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 63th, minority 82th, housing 98th.

Is tract 06059063605 considered part of Superior Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059063605 fall within Superior Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059063605 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.4% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059063605 compare to Costa Mesa overall?

Tract 06059063605 scores 8.3/10, higher 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.