Neighborhood · Ranked #10,727 of 84,120 nationally

Sunset Beach Eviction Risk: Elevated , Huntington Beach

Tract 06059099508 · Orange, CA · pop 4,964 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

With a score of 7.4/10, tract 06059099508 in the Sunset Beach area of Huntington Beach, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,964 residents. 35% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

7.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 21% Owners 47%

Tract context

Occupied units2,143

Renter share52.5%

SVI overall0.66

Poverty rate8.8%

Median income$91,950

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Huntington Beach and the region

Centroid at 33.7250, -118.0489 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sunset Beach scores 7.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Huntington Beach

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

8.8% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$2,619 rent vs county FMR

4.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Huntington Beach

6.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Huntington Beach

8.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Huntington Beach

5.5

How Sunset Beach compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 66

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

43%Socioeconomic
33%Household composition
51%Racial/ethnic minority
97%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Sunset Beach. 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.

10.7%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
12.2%Food insecurity
11.1%SNAP enrollment
6.9%Transit barriers
6.9%No health insurance
17.0%Frequent mental distress
30.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sunset Beach

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. Annualized rent equals 34% of average household income of $91,950, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

Against Orange County at 51.8%, 60% of renters here are cost-burdened. Running cool, economic stress reads 2.2/10. Nationally it ranks #10,727 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

It tracks the Orange County average of 7.0 closely. Average gross rent is $2,619, close to the Huntington Beach average.

53% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059099508

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059099508?

Census tract 06059099508 in the Sunset Beach neighborhood scores 7.4/10 (Elevated 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 06059099508?

Median gross rent is $2,619/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059099508?

8.8% of residents in tract 06059099508 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,964.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059099508?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 33th, minority 51th, housing 97th.

Is tract 06059099508 considered part of Sunset Beach?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059099508 fall within Sunset Beach (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059099508 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.7% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059099508 compare to Huntington Beach overall?

Tract 06059099508 scores 7.4/10, higher than the parent city of Huntington Beach at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Huntington Beach eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Huntington Beach

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