Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Rancho Santa Margarita Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06059032054 · Orange, CA · pop 5,073
Eviction risk in Rancho Santa Margarita centers on tract 06059032054, which scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,073 residents. On the national scale it ranks #22,737 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,300 a month while the average household earns $106,130 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units2,282
Renter share51.1%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate14.0%
Median income$106,130
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
20
th percentile
Very Low
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rancho Santa Margarita and the region
Centroid at 33.6388, -117.5953 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rancho Santa Margarita scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Rancho Santa Margarita
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
14.0% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$2,300 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rancho Santa Margarita
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rancho Santa Margarita
5.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rancho Santa Margarita
5.7
How Rancho Santa Margarita compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 13.5%Housing insecurity
- 7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.8%Food insecurity
- 14.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.6%Transit barriers
- 8.5%No health insurance
- 18.4%Frequent mental distress
- 29.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rancho Santa Margarita
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Rancho Santa Margarita, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Orange County average of 5.7 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06059032054
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059032054?
Census tract 06059032054 in Rancho Santa Margarita scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06059032054?
Median gross rent is $2,300/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06059032054?
14.0% of residents in tract 06059032054 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,073.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06059032054?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 79th, minority 65th, housing 70th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06059032054 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.5% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06059032054 compare to Rancho Santa Margarita overall?
Tract 06059032054 scores 3.8/10, lower than the parent city of Rancho Santa Margarita at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rancho Santa Margarita; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Rancho Santa Margarita
Top eight tracts in Rancho Santa Margarita ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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