Skip to content
Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

Niguel Shores Eviction Risk: Lower , Dana Point

Tract 06059042323 · Orange, CA · pop 4,517 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

How risky is Niguel Shores in Dana Point for landlords? Census tract 06059042323 scores 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 66th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,766 a month against an average household income of $133,281 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 13% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units2,120
Renter share27.8%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$133,281

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Niguel Shores
Very Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 7 tracts In Dana Point
Very Low
Within county
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#480 of 613 tracts In Orange
Low
Within state
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#8,057 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Dana Point and the region

Centroid at 33.4741, -117.7165 · click any tract to drill in

Why Niguel Shores scores 3.3

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
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,766 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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: 3.33.3This tracttract 042323Dana Point: 7.87.8Dana Pointparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 30

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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 30th 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 6.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.5% 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 06059042323

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059042323?

Census tract 06059042323 in the Niguel Shores neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (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 06059042323?

Median gross rent is $2,766/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059042323?

4.5% of residents in tract 06059042323 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,517.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059042323?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 33th, minority 27th, housing 46th.
Q5

Is tract 06059042323 considered part of Niguel Shores?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059042323 fall within Niguel Shores (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06059042323 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.1% 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06059042323 compare to Dana Point overall?

Tract 06059042323 scores 3.3/10, 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.

Related