Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Fullerton Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06059001603 · Orange, CA · pop 3,815 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

The Downtown Fullerton neighborhood of Fullerton anchors census tract 06059001603, which lands at 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 79% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,501 monthly, set against $119,932 in average yearly household income, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 17% Owners 63%

Tract context

Occupied units1,566

Renter share37.1%

SVI overall0.51

Poverty rate6.2%

Median income$119,932

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fullerton and the region

Centroid at 33.8953, -117.9213 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Fullerton scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Fullerton

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

6.2% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$3,501 rent vs county FMR

7.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Fullerton

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Fullerton

9.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Fullerton

7.2

How Downtown Fullerton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 51

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

13%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
83%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Downtown Fullerton. 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.

6.6%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
8.4%Food insecurity
6.3%SNAP enrollment
4.7%Transit barriers
4.9%No health insurance
11.8%Frequent mental distress
29.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown Fullerton

The score leans hardest on 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 Fullerton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 6.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059001603

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059001603?

Census tract 06059001603 in the Downtown Fullerton neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06059001603?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059001603?

6.2% of residents in tract 06059001603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,815.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059001603?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 70th, minority 62th, housing 83th.

Is tract 06059001603 considered part of Downtown Fullerton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059001603 fall within Downtown Fullerton (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059001603 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.6% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059001603 compare to Fullerton overall?

Tract 06059001603 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of Fullerton at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fullerton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fullerton

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