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Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Brea Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06059001501 · Orange, CA · pop 6,145 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

For landlords sizing up the Downtown Brea area of Brea, census tract 06059001501 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. On the national scale it ranks #34,921 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,297 a month against an average household income of $100,921 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 8% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units2,124
Renter share15.5%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate4.3%
Median income$100,921

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Downtown Brea
Very Low
Within parent city
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#3 of 8 tracts In Brea
Elevated
Within county
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#428 of 613 tracts In Orange
Low
Within state
16 th percentile
Rank, 16th percentileLowHigh
#7,640 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Brea and the region

Centroid at 33.9341, -117.9135 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Brea scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Brea
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.3% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,297 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brea
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brea
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brea
5.4

How Downtown Brea compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Downtown Brea risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 001501Brea: 7.87.8Breaparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Downtown Brea. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown Brea

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Brea, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Orange County average of 5.7 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 36th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059001501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059001501?

Census tract 06059001501 in the Downtown Brea neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06059001501?

Median gross rent is $2,297/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059001501?

4.3% of residents in tract 06059001501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,145.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059001501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 51th, minority 64th, housing 53th.
Q5

Is tract 06059001501 considered part of Downtown Brea?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059001501 fall within Downtown Brea (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06059001501 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.6% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06059001501 compare to Brea overall?

Tract 06059001501 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Brea at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brea; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Brea

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

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