Neighborhood · Ranked #4,888 of 84,120 nationally

Thornton Park Eviction Risk: High , Santa Ana

Tract 06059074102 · Orange, CA · pop 6,610 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

With a score of 8.7/10, tract 06059074102 in the Thornton Park area of Santa Ana, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 6,610. The severe-burden share is 29%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

8.7

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 17% Owners 65%

Tract context

Occupied units1,325

Renter share34.8%

SVI overall0.80

Poverty rate6.3%

Median income$90,625

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Ana and the region

Centroid at 33.7213, -117.8903 · click any tract to drill in

Why Thornton Park scores 8.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Santa Ana

7.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

6.3% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$2,308 rent vs county FMR

3.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Santa Ana

8.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

8.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Santa Ana

7.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Santa Ana

7.5

How Thornton Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

84%Socioeconomic
52%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
63%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Thornton Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

24.1%Housing insecurity
10.9%Utility-shutoff threat
30.5%Food insecurity
24.1%SNAP enrollment
14.0%Transit barriers
21.7%No health insurance
18.4%Frequent mental distress
35.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Thornton Park

The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.6/10. It sits 1.7 points above the Orange County average of 7.0.

Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10. Food insecurity runs 30.5% against 17.8% nationally.

On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 21.7% against 11.3% nationally.

Average gross rent is $2,308, 11% above the Santa Ana average. On the national scale it lands near the 94th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Social vulnerability reads 8.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for about half of renters.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059074102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059074102?

Census tract 06059074102 in the Thornton Park neighborhood scores 8.7/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06059074102?

Median gross rent is $2,308/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059074102?

6.3% of residents in tract 06059074102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,610.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059074102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 52th, minority 95th, housing 63th.

Is tract 06059074102 considered part of Thornton Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059074102 fall within Thornton Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059074102 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 10.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059074102 compare to Santa Ana overall?

Tract 06059074102 scores 8.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Santa Ana at 8.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Santa Ana eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Santa Ana

Top eight tracts in Santa Ana ranked by composite eviction-risk score.