Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Brea Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06059001604 · Orange, CA · pop 4,561 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06059001604 (Downtown Brea in Brea, California) comes in at 5.6/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 62nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,964 monthly, set against $176,136 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 13% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,444

Renter share20.7%

SVI overall0.57

Poverty rate12.3%

Median income$176,136

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brea and the region

Centroid at 33.9104, -117.9234 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Brea scores 5

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

12.3% poverty · this tract

3.1

Supply constraint

$1,964 rent vs county FMR

1.8

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: 57

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

47%Socioeconomic
48%Household composition
71%Racial/ethnic minority
61%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.

11.0%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
12.9%Food insecurity
10.4%SNAP enrollment
7.0%Transit barriers
8.2%No health insurance
15.4%Frequent mental distress
28.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown Brea

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 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 57th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059001604

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059001604?

Census tract 06059001604 in the Downtown Brea neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 06059001604?

Median gross rent is $1,964/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059001604?

12.3% of residents in tract 06059001604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,561.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059001604?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 48th, minority 71th, housing 61th.

Is tract 06059001604 considered part of Downtown Brea?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059001604 fall within Downtown Brea (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059001604 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.0% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059001604 compare to Brea overall?

Tract 06059001604 scores 5/10, 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.