4 census tracts · pop 15,654 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.6–5.9
Niguel Summit is a 4-tract neighborhood of Laguna Niguel, CA, population 15,654. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 27%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs 45% against 34.5% citywide, putting Niguel Summit 10.2% over its own city. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.3/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.2/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.2/10.
4.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 4 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.3 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $3,031, close to the Laguna Niguel average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $153,742.
With little internal variation, 5.8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Niguel Summit vs Laguna NiguelHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority45%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Niguel Summit
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.8%Housing insecurity
3.7%Utility shutoff threat
7.4%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
4.0%No health insurance
25.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Niguel Summit
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Niguel Summit?
Niguel Summit scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Niguel Summit compare to Laguna Niguel overall?
Niguel Summit scores 1.1 points lower than Laguna Niguel overall (6.9/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $3,031 vs $2,903.
Q3
What is the average rent in Niguel Summit?
Average gross rent in Niguel Summit is $3,031/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Niguel Summit residents are renters?
24% of Niguel Summit households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Laguna Niguel). The neighborhood has 15,654 residents.
Q5
Is Niguel Summit a high social-vulnerability area?
Niguel Summit sits in the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Niguel Summit have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Niguel Summit is census tract 06059042326 (score 5.9/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 5.9, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Niguel Summit for landlords?
Niguel Summit carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Laguna Niguel as a whole (6.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Niguel Summit?
Niguel Summit has 15,717 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69%), Hispanic / Latino (12.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
