Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Brea Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06059001505 · Orange, CA · pop 7,174 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
The Downtown Brea neighborhood of Brea is where census tract 06059001505 sits, home to 7,174 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.8/10. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,288 a month against an average household income of $131,382 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units2,417
Renter share29.0%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate1.6%
Median income$131,382
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
4
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brea and the region
Centroid at 33.9038, -117.8940 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown Brea scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
1.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,288 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brea
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brea
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brea
7.2
How Downtown Brea compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 20%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%Housing & transportation
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.
- 8.8%Housing insecurity
- 4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.7%Food insecurity
- 7.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 14.6%Frequent mental distress
- 23.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown Brea
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $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 in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 38th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06059001505
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059001505?
Census tract 06059001505 in the Downtown Brea neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (Moderate 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 06059001505?
Median gross rent is $2,288/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06059001505?
1.6% of residents in tract 06059001505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,174.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06059001505?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 57th, minority 65th, housing 46th.
Q5
Is tract 06059001505 considered part of Downtown Brea?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059001505 fall within Downtown Brea (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06059001505 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.8% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06059001505 compare to Brea overall?
Tract 06059001505 scores 4.3/10, 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.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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