Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Old Town Placentia Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fullerton

Tract 06059011712 · Orange, CA · pop 4,509 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Old Town Placentia area of Fullerton anchors census tract 06059011712, which lands at 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,966 monthly, set against $89,020 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 21% Owners 56%

Tract context

Occupied units1,558

Renter share43.6%

SVI overall0.64

Poverty rate7.4%

Median income$89,020

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fullerton and the region

Centroid at 33.8767, -117.8702 · click any tract to drill in

Why Old Town Placentia scores 4.5

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

7.4% poverty · this tract

1.9

Supply constraint

$1,966 rent vs county FMR

1.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Fullerton

8.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Fullerton

7.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Fullerton

6.5

How Old Town Placentia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

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

67%Socioeconomic
33%Household composition
83%Racial/ethnic minority
58%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.

14.2%Housing insecurity
6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
16.5%Food insecurity
12.5%SNAP enrollment
8.6%Transit barriers
10.7%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
27.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Old Town Placentia

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.3/10. 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 about the same as the Orange County average of 5.7 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06059011712

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059011712?

Census tract 06059011712 in the Old Town Placentia neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 06059011712?

Median gross rent is $1,966/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059011712?

7.4% of residents in tract 06059011712 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,509.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059011712?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 33th, minority 83th, housing 58th.

Is tract 06059011712 considered part of Old Town Placentia?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059011712 fall within Old Town Placentia (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059011712 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.2% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059011712 compare to Fullerton overall?

Tract 06059011712 scores 4.5/10, 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.