Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Fullerton Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06059011402 · Orange, CA · pop 3,275 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

In the Downtown Fullerton neighborhood of Fullerton, census tract 06059011402 scores 5.7/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 66% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,057 a month against an average household income of $141,902 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 10% Owners 83%

Tract context

Occupied units958

Renter share17.1%

SVI overall0.21

Poverty rate4.7%

Median income$141,902

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fullerton and the region

Centroid at 33.8806, -117.9077 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Fullerton scores 4.4

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

4.7% poverty · this tract

1.2

Supply constraint

$3,057 rent vs county FMR

5.5

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: 21

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

10%Socioeconomic
34%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
31%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.

8.3%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
8.8%Food insecurity
6.9%SNAP enrollment
5.4%Transit barriers
5.3%No health insurance
15.0%Frequent mental distress
25.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown Fullerton

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 Fullerton eviction risk, 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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 21st 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 8.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% 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 06059011402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059011402?

Census tract 06059011402 in the Downtown Fullerton neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 06059011402?

Median gross rent is $3,057/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059011402?

4.7% of residents in tract 06059011402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,275.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059011402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 34th, minority 66th, housing 31th.

Is tract 06059011402 considered part of Downtown Fullerton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059011402 fall within Downtown Fullerton (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059011402 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.3% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059011402 compare to Fullerton overall?

Tract 06059011402 scores 4.4/10, 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.