Laguna Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate

Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10. 62% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Orange County average of 51.8%. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.3/10.

It sits 1.2 points below the Orange County average of 7.0. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.5/10.

SNAP participation runs 5.6% against 15.2% nationally. The voucher gap is 16.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Housing insecurity runs 5.8% against 14.2% nationally.

At $3,390 a month, rents run 14% over what the rest of Laguna Beach commands. Nationally it ranks #20,506 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.9/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.7 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.