Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Fullerton Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06059011403 · Orange, CA · pop 5,794 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Tract 06059011403 covers the Downtown Fullerton area of Fullerton in California. Home to 5,794 residents, it scores 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 73% of US census tracts.

59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,086 monthly, set against $81,861 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 25% Owners 39%

Tract context

Occupied units1,853

Renter share60.8%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate8.7%

Median income$81,861

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fullerton and the region

Centroid at 33.8716, -117.9057 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Fullerton scores 5.6

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

8.7% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$2,086 rent vs county FMR

2.2

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: 78

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

77%Socioeconomic
35%Household composition
76%Racial/ethnic minority
85%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.

16.2%Housing insecurity
7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
18.7%Food insecurity
15.0%SNAP enrollment
9.6%Transit barriers
12.3%No health insurance
18.2%Frequent mental distress
29.7%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 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 16.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06059011403

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059011403?

Census tract 06059011403 in the Downtown Fullerton neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 06059011403?

Median gross rent is $2,086/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059011403?

8.7% of residents in tract 06059011403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,794.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059011403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 35th, minority 76th, housing 85th.

Is tract 06059011403 considered part of Downtown Fullerton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059011403 fall within Downtown Fullerton (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059011403 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.2% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059011403 compare to Fullerton overall?

Tract 06059011403 scores 5.6/10, 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.