7 census tracts · pop 42,536 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.7/10
· range 7.8–9.4
South Coast takes in 7 census tracts of Santa Ana, CA and houses 42,536 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.7/10, in the High tier. about half of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Santa Ana rate of 31.9%.
21% 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. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 7.9/10. The 7 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 7.8 to 9.4, a 1.6-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.9/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.2/10.
At $2,329 a month, rents sit 12% over what the rest of Santa Ana commands. That places it #12 of 18 neighborhoods in Santa Ana. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $100,248.
63% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.7
High
7 tracts · population-weighted
South Coast vs Santa AnaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in South Coast
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.2%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility shutoff threat
22.5%Food insecurity
17.2%SNAP enrollment
15.9%No health insurance
30.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About South Coast
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Coast?
South Coast scores 8.7/10 (High tier) across 7 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 South Coast compare to Santa Ana overall?
South Coast scores 0.1 points higher than Santa Ana overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,329 vs $2,082.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Coast?
Average gross rent in South Coast is $2,329/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Coast residents are renters?
63% of South Coast households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Santa Ana). The neighborhood has 42,536 residents.
Q5
Is South Coast a high social-vulnerability area?
South Coast sits in the 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 South Coast have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in South Coast is census tract 06059074006 (score 9.4/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.8 to 9.4, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is South Coast for landlords?
South Coast carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.7/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of South Coast?
South Coast has 43,240 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (65.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (15.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
