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Niguel Shores Eviction Risk: Lower , Dana Point

Tract 06059042313 · Orange, CA · pop 5,450 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Tract 06059042313, home to 5,450 residents in Niguel Shores in Dana Point, scores 5.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 55th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,391 monthly, set against $113,628 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 35% Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units2,689
Renter share56.0%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate8.7%
Median income$113,628

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Niguel Shores
Very High
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 7 tracts In Dana Point
Elevated
Within county
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#382 of 613 tracts In Orange
Low
Within state
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#7,168 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Dana Point and the region

Centroid at 33.4623, -117.6973 · click any tract to drill in

Why Niguel Shores scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Dana Point
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
$2,391 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dana Point
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dana Point
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dana Point
5.9

How Niguel Shores compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Niguel Shores risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.93.9This tracttract 042313Dana Point: 7.87.8Dana Pointparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Niguel Shores. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Niguel Shores

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. 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 Dana Point, 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 9.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06059042313

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059042313?

Census tract 06059042313 in the Niguel Shores neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 06059042313?

Median gross rent is $2,391/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059042313?

8.7% of residents in tract 06059042313 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,450.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059042313?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 12th, minority 41th, housing 23th.
Q5

Is tract 06059042313 considered part of Niguel Shores?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059042313 fall within Niguel Shores (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06059042313 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.8% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06059042313 compare to Dana Point overall?

Tract 06059042313 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Dana Point at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dana Point; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Dana Point

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

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