2 census tracts · pop 11,738 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 5.3–6
Sandstone is a 2-tract neighborhood of Mentone, CA, population 11,738. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.6/10, in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.6/10.
Cost burden runs 43% against 51.0% citywide, putting Sandstone 8.5% under its own city. Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Average gross rent is $1,843, 25% above the Mentone average of $1,472. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $96,690.
31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 5.6/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Sandstone vs MentoneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sandstone
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.9%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility shutoff threat
13.0%Food insecurity
11.0%SNAP enrollment
8.4%No health insurance
25.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sandstone
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sandstone?
Sandstone scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 Sandstone compare to Mentone overall?
Sandstone scores 0.7 points lower than Mentone overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 51% citywide. Average rent: $1,843 vs $1,472.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sandstone?
Average gross rent in Sandstone is $1,843/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sandstone residents are renters?
31% of Sandstone households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in Mentone). The neighborhood has 11,738 residents.
Q5
Is Sandstone a high social-vulnerability area?
Sandstone sits in the 55th 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 Sandstone have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sandstone is census tract 06071008601 (score 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 6, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Sandstone for landlords?
Sandstone carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). 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 Mentone as a whole (6.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Sandstone?
Sandstone has 11,515 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.7%), Hispanic / Latino (29.5%), Other / Multiracial (7.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
