9 census tracts · pop 42,404 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10
· range 6.5–9
Old Town Placentia is a 9-tract suburb of Fullerton, CA, population 42,404. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.1/10, High tier. Against a Fullerton baseline of 36.5%, 58% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
33% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.5 to 9, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 8.3/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.4/10.
The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $2,144, close to the Fullerton average.
Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $87,267. 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.1
High
9 tracts · population-weighted
Old Town Placentia vs FullertonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Old Town Placentia
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.2%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility shutoff threat
22.8%Food insecurity
19.2%SNAP enrollment
13.5%No health insurance
31.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Old Town Placentia
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Old Town Placentia?
Old Town Placentia 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 Old Town Placentia compare to Fullerton overall?
Old Town Placentia scores 0.5 points higher than Fullerton overall (7.6/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $2,144 vs $2,194.
Q3
What is the average rent in Old Town Placentia?
Average gross rent in Old Town Placentia is $2,144/month (pop-weighted across 9 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Old Town Placentia residents are renters?
62% of Old Town Placentia households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Fullerton). The neighborhood has 42,404 residents.
Q5
Is Old Town Placentia a high social-vulnerability area?
Old Town Placentia sits in the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Old Town Placentia have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Old Town Placentia is census tract 06059011711 (score 9/10). Across the 9 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.5 to 9, a spread of 2.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Old Town Placentia for landlords?
Old Town Placentia 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 Fullerton as a whole (7.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Old Town Placentia?
Old Town Placentia has 40,996 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (51.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
