Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Old Town Placentia Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fullerton

Tract 06059011503 · Orange, CA · pop 1,831 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Here is how census tract 06059011503, in the Old Town Placentia area of Fullerton eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 1,831. It lands near the 40th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 14% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,237 a month while the average household earns $133,661 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 21% Owners 76%

Tract context

Occupied units557

Renter share24.8%

SVI overall0.38

Poverty rate8.7%

Median income$133,661

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fullerton and the region

Centroid at 33.8794, -117.8934 · click any tract to drill in

Why Old Town Placentia scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Fullerton

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

8.7% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$3,237 rent vs county FMR

6.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Fullerton

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Fullerton

9.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Fullerton

7.2

How Old Town Placentia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

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

27%Socioeconomic
56%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
38%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Old Town Placentia. 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.

8.0%Housing insecurity
4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
9.2%Food insecurity
7.2%SNAP enrollment
5.4%Transit barriers
5.4%No health insurance
13.8%Frequent mental distress
25.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Old Town Placentia

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Fullerton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Orange County average of 5.7 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059011503

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059011503?

Census tract 06059011503 in the Old Town Placentia neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 06059011503?

Median gross rent is $3,237/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 14% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059011503?

8.7% of residents in tract 06059011503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,831.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059011503?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 56th, minority 62th, housing 38th.

Is tract 06059011503 considered part of Old Town Placentia?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059011503 fall within Old Town Placentia (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059011503 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.0% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059011503 compare to Fullerton overall?

Tract 06059011503 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of Fullerton at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fullerton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fullerton

Top eight tracts in Fullerton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.