4 census tracts · pop 24,535 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.2–6.1
Talega spans 4 census tracts of San Clemente, CA, population 24,535. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 54% against 33.6% citywide, putting Talega 20.2% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 31%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.1/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.4/10.
Food insecurity affects 8.0% of adults, 9.8 points below the national rate. 4.6% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. That places it #5 of 4 neighborhoods in San Clemente.
Only 26% 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. The closest comparables inside the same city are Flora Vista and Bay Cliff Village.
Against average income of $179,784, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 4 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.9 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Talega vs San ClementeHow 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 & transport23%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Talega
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.9%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility shutoff threat
8.1%Food insecurity
6.7%SNAP enrollment
4.7%No health insurance
23.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Talega
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Talega?
Talega scores 5.4/10 (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 Talega compare to San Clemente overall?
Talega scores 1.2 points lower than San Clemente overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $2,572 vs $2,460.
Q3
What is the average rent in Talega?
Average gross rent in Talega is $2,572/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Talega residents are renters?
26% of Talega households are renter-occupied (vs 34% in San Clemente). The neighborhood has 24,535 residents.
Q5
Is Talega a high social-vulnerability area?
Talega sits in the 18th 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 Talega have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Talega is census tract 06059042109 (score 6.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 6.1, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Talega for landlords?
Talega carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 San Clemente as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Talega?
Talega has 24,317 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.4%), Hispanic / Latino (16%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
