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Neighborhood · Westminster, CA

Midway City Eviction Risk: High

9 census tracts · pop 51,917 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.8/10 · range 7.8–9.1

Midway City spans 9 census tracts of Westminster, CA, population 51,917. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.8/10, in the High tier. Against a Westminster baseline of 37.0%, 56% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

Severe burden reaches 33%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.

Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.2/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 7.8 to 9.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.

Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2/10. The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

At $1,995 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Westminster commands. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
8.8
High
9 tracts · population-weighted
Midway City vs Westminster How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
56.4% +52%
Westminster: 37.0%
Average gross rent
$1,995 -8%
Westminster: $2,168
Average HH income
$73,142 -12%
Westminster: $82,686
Poverty rate
18.2% +15%
Westminster: 15.8%
Renter share
56.1% +20%
Westminster: 46.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Midway City and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 9 tracts span score 7.8–9.1

Why Midway City scores 8.8

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 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Rent control risk
56% of income on rent · Range 5.6–8.9 across tracts
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.3–6.4 across tracts
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
56% renter households · Range 2.0–9.0 across tracts
8.2
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.8–7.9 across tracts
7.4
Economic stress
18.2% below poverty line · Range 2.0–7.0 across tracts
4.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–4.5 across tracts
2.0
Risk score comparison

Midway City vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Midway City score vs. parent city, state, U.S.8.8Midway CityNeighborhood7.7Parent cityhost city7.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Midway City?

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 1.3 points from 7.8 to 9.1. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

9 tracts in Midway City

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06059099702 9.1 8,090 54% $1,832
06059099601 9.1 6,983 65% $1,837
06059099803 9.1 5,801 55% $1,608
06059099703 9.1 5,590 57% $2,760
06059099222 9.1 5,512 52% $2,709
06059099802 9.1 4,830 66% $1,756
06059099241 8.1 4,033 62% $2,189
06059088905 7.9 4,894 56% $1,830
06059099701 7.8 6,184 44% $1,615
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 87

Pop-weighted across 9 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 77%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 73%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 86%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Midway City

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

Frequently asked

About Midway City

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Midway City?

Midway City scores 8.8/10 (High tier) across 9 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 Midway City compare to Westminster overall?

Midway City scores 1.1 points higher than Westminster overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,995 vs $2,168.
Q3

What is the average rent in Midway City?

Average gross rent in Midway City is $1,995/month (pop-weighted across 9 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Midway City residents are renters?

56% of Midway City households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in Westminster). The neighborhood has 51,917 residents.
Q5

Is Midway City a high social-vulnerability area?

Midway City sits in the 87th 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 Midway City have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Midway City is census tract 06059099702 (score 9.1/10). Across the 9 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.8 to 9.1, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7

How safe is Midway City for landlords?

Midway City carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.8/10). Pop-weighted across 9 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Westminster as a whole (7.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Midway City?

Midway City has 51,528 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (54.3%), Hispanic / Latino (21.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (18.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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