1 census tracts · pop 6,315 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 6.6–6.6
Pelican Ridge is a one-tract neighborhood of Newport Beach, CA and houses 6,315 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.6/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10.
Cost burden runs 39% against 31.6% citywide, putting Pelican Ridge 7.1% over its own city. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.1/10. The voucher gap is 20.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 4.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The severe-burden share is 11%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
2.6% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 7.1/10. Among the 14 mapped neighborhoods of Newport Beach, it ranks #5 by risk, the middle third.
At 11% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, North Bluff and The Bluffs score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $3,501, close to the Newport Beach average.
Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $205,511.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pelican Ridge vs Newport BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport2%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pelican Ridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.8%Housing insecurity
2.8%Utility shutoff threat
5.6%Food insecurity
4.2%SNAP enrollment
2.6%No health insurance
21.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pelican Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pelican Ridge?
Pelican Ridge scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Pelican Ridge compare to Newport Beach overall?
Pelican Ridge scores 0.8 points lower than Newport Beach overall (7.4/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $3,501 vs $3,316.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pelican Ridge?
Average gross rent in Pelican Ridge is $3,501/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pelican Ridge residents are renters?
11% of Pelican Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Newport Beach). The neighborhood has 6,315 residents.
Q5
Is Pelican Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Pelican Ridge sits in the 7th 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
How safe is Pelican Ridge for landlords?
Pelican Ridge carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Newport Beach as a whole (7.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Pelican Ridge?
Pelican Ridge has 6,756 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (66.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (22.9%), Hispanic / Latino (5.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.