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Neighborhood · Santa Ana, CA

French Court Eviction Risk: High

2 census tracts · pop 12,097 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.8/10 · range 9.7–9.9

French Court spans 2 census tracts of Santa Ana, CA, population 12,097. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 9.8/10, High tier. Against a Santa Ana baseline of 31.9%, 62% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

37% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. This is a renter market: 95% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 35.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1/10.

Set annual rent against average household income of $59,171 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.

18.0% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10.

Average gross rent is $1,679, 19% below the Santa Ana average of $2,082. The poverty rate is 20%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Among the 18 mapped neighborhoods of Santa Ana, it ranks #5 by risk, the upper third.

Social vulnerability runs high at 9.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0.2 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

With little internal variation, 9.8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
9.8
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
French Court vs Santa Ana How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
61.6% +93%
Santa Ana: 31.9%
Average gross rent
$1,679 -19%
Santa Ana: $2,082
Average HH income
$59,171 -33%
Santa Ana: $88,354
Poverty rate
20.1% +81%
Santa Ana: 11.1%
Renter share
95.0% +72%
Santa Ana: 55.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across French Court and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 9.7–9.9

Why French Court scores 9.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.8–7.8 across tracts
7.8
Rent control risk
62% of income on rent · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Tenant organizing strength
95% renter households · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Economic stress
20.1% below poverty line · Range 1.9–7.1 across tracts
5.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

French Court vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

French Court score vs. parent city, state, U.S.9.8French CourtNeighborhood8.6Parent cityhost city7.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in French Court

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06059075003 9.9 7,259 61% $1,684
06059075004 9.7 4,838 62% $1,672
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 99

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 99%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 84%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 93%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in French Court

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About French Court

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for French Court?

French Court scores 9.8/10 (High tier) across 2 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 French Court compare to Santa Ana overall?

French Court scores 1.2 points higher than Santa Ana overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,679 vs $2,082.
Q3

What is the average rent in French Court?

Average gross rent in French Court is $1,679/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of French Court residents are renters?

95% of French Court households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Santa Ana). The neighborhood has 12,097 residents.
Q5

Is French Court a high social-vulnerability area?

French Court sits in the 99th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in French Court have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in French Court is census tract 06059075003 (score 9.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.7 to 9.9, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7

How safe is French Court for landlords?

French Court carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Santa Ana as a whole (8.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of French Court?

French Court has 12,101 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (93.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (2.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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