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Neighborhood · Huntington Beach, CA

Sunset Beach Eviction Risk: Elevated

6 census tracts · pop 24,110 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10 · range 5.8–7.4

Sunset Beach spans 6 census tracts of Huntington Beach, CA and houses 24,110 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.5/10, Elevated tier. Against a Huntington Beach baseline of 31.4%, 46% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.6/10.

19% 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. Scores across the 6 constituent tracts range from 5.8 to 7.4. A 1.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.

Food insecurity affects 9.0% of adults, 8.8 points below the national rate. 5.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.

At $2,692 a month, rents sit 7% over what the rest of Huntington Beach commands. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $120,468. 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
6 tracts · population-weighted
Sunset Beach vs Huntington Beach How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
46.3% +47%
Huntington Beach: 31.4%
Average gross rent
$2,692 +7%
Huntington Beach: $2,510
Average HH income
$120,468 +0%
Huntington Beach: $119,885
Poverty rate
6.4% -14%
Huntington Beach: 7.5%
Renter share
49.4% +11%
Huntington Beach: 44.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sunset Beach and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 6 tracts span score 5.8–7.4

Why Sunset Beach scores 6.5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Rent control risk
46% of income on rent · Range 6.7–6.7 across tracts
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
49% renter households · Range 8.6–8.6 across tracts
8.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Economic stress
6.4% below poverty line · Range 1.0–2.2 across tracts
1.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.5–6.8 across tracts
4.3
Risk score comparison

Sunset Beach vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Sunset Beach score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.5Sunset BeachNeighborhood7.0Parent cityhost city7.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Sunset Beach?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 1.6 points from 5.8 to 7.4. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

6 tracts in Sunset Beach

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06059099508 7.4 4,964 60% $2,619
06059099416 7 6,188 40% $2,473
06059099513 6.2 1,659 39% $2,188
06059099506 6.2 903 50% $2,424
06059099417 6 5,187 40% $2,505
06059099514 5.8 5,209 48% $3,416
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 29

Pop-weighted across 6 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 32%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 20%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sunset Beach

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Sunset Beach

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Sunset Beach?

Sunset Beach scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 6 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 Sunset Beach compare to Huntington Beach overall?

Sunset Beach scores 0.5 points lower than Huntington Beach overall (7/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,692 vs $2,510.
Q3

What is the average rent in Sunset Beach?

Average gross rent in Sunset Beach is $2,692/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Sunset Beach residents are renters?

49% of Sunset Beach households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Huntington Beach). The neighborhood has 24,110 residents.
Q5

Is Sunset Beach a high social-vulnerability area?

Sunset Beach sits in the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Sunset Beach have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Sunset Beach is census tract 06059099508 (score 7.4/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.8 to 7.4, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7

How safe is Sunset Beach for landlords?

Sunset Beach carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). Pop-weighted across 6 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Huntington Beach as a whole (7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Sunset Beach?

Sunset Beach has 24,492 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.6%), Hispanic / Latino (18.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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