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 BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport38%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.
8.9%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility shutoff threat
9.8%Food insecurity
8.4%SNAP enrollment
5.4%No health insurance
26.2%Any disability
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.