Neighborhood · Santa Ana, CA

Mar-Les Eviction Risk: Elevated

14 census tracts · pop 77,819 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10 · range 4.9–7.5

Mar-Les is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Santa Ana with 14 census tracts and a population of 77,819 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 52% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 24% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $2,044/month sits 2% lower than the Santa Ana citywide average ($2,082).

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

14 tracts · population-weighted

Mar-Les vs Santa Ana How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

51.7% +62%

Santa Ana: 31.9%

Average gross rent

$2,044 -2%

Santa Ana: $2,082

Average HH income

$87,873 -1%

Santa Ana: $88,354

Poverty rate

12.1% +9%

Santa Ana: 11.1%

Renter share

51.7% -7%

Santa Ana: 55.4%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mar-Les and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 14 tracts span score 4.9–7.5

Why Mar-Les scores 6.3

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 5.9–7.8 across tracts

7.3

Rent control risk

52% of income on rent · Range 8.0–8.2 across tracts

8.1

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.9–8.0 across tracts

7.7

Tenant organizing strength

52% renter households · Range 7.5–8.9 across tracts

7.9

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 7.1–7.5 across tracts

7.4

Economic stress

12.1% below poverty line · Range 1.0–5.0 across tracts

3.0

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–4.0 across tracts

2.1

Risk score comparison

Mar-Les vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Mar-Les?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.6 points from 4.9 to 7.5. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

7.5 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.5 4.9

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

14 tracts in Mar-Les

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
06059089104	7.5	5,282	56%	$1,486
06059089105	7.1	6,351	54%	$1,873
06059074805	6.9	4,641	66%	$2,219
06059074802	6.8	5,549	34%	$1,684
06059089004	6.7	6,589	44%	$2,271
06059099249	6.6	3,593	37%	$1,770
06059075201	6.4	5,242	43%	$2,063
06059089106	6.4	4,124	48%	$1,684
06059089102	6.1	6,289	67%	$2,065
06059089003	6.1	4,389	63%	$2,381
06059074803	5.9	9,123	59%	$2,603
06059074801	5.8	4,851	40%	$2,122
06059075202	5.5	5,836	47%	$1,718
06059089107	4.9	5,960	58%	$2,202

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 81

Pop-weighted across 14 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 79%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 52%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 95%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 78%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mar-Les

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

24.2%Housing insecurity
11.0%Utility shutoff threat
31.3%Food insecurity
24.8%SNAP enrollment
21.3%No health insurance
35.6%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Mar-Les

What is the eviction-risk score for Mar-Les?

Mar-Les scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 14 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.

How does Mar-Les compare to Santa Ana overall?

Mar-Les scores 2.7 points lower than Santa Ana overall (9/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,044 vs $2,082.

What is the average rent in Mar-Les?

Average gross rent in Mar-Les is $2,044/month (pop-weighted across 14 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Mar-Les residents are renters?

52% of Mar-Les households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Santa Ana). The neighborhood has 77,819 residents.

Is Mar-Les a high social-vulnerability area?

Mar-Les sits in the 81st 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.

Which tracts in Mar-Les have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Mar-Les is census tract 06059089104 (score 7.5/10). Across the 14 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 7.5, a spread of 2.6 points.

How safe is Mar-Les for landlords?

Mar-Les carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). Pop-weighted across 14 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 (9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Mar-Les?

Mar-Les has 77,601 residents (Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (75.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (17.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Mar-Les

5.8 North Island 5 tracts · pop 24,190 5.8 Riverglen 8 tracts · pop 50,313 6.9 Heninger Park 3 tracts · pop 20,122 5.8 Thornton Park 9 tracts · pop 48,338 6.4 Little Saigon 4 tracts · pop 24,183 7.5 French Court 2 tracts · pop 12,097

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Santa Ana

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Mar-Les.

6.2 Young Square 1 tracts · pop 7,245 6.1 Santa Ana Triangle 1 tracts · pop 4,879 6.5 Saddleback View 1 tracts · pop 3,837 6.1 Madison Park 1 tracts · pop 5,549 5.9 South Coast 7 tracts · pop 42,536 5.9 Delhi 1 tracts · pop 3,897

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