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El Niguel Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Laguna Niguel

Tract 06059042331 · Orange, CA · pop 5,824 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Eviction risk in El Niguel Heights in Laguna Niguel centers on tract 06059042331, which scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,824 residents. On the national scale it ranks #25,509 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

68% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,758 monthly, set against $113,021 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 15% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,820
Renter share44.9%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$113,021

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 6 tracts In El Niguel Heights
Elevated
Within parent city
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 14 tracts In Laguna Niguel
High
Within county
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#467 of 613 tracts In Orange
Low
Within state
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#7,921 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Laguna Niguel and the region

Centroid at 33.5168, -117.6961 · click any tract to drill in

Why El Niguel Heights scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Laguna Niguel
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$2,758 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Laguna Niguel
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Laguna Niguel
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Laguna Niguel
5.9

How El Niguel Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
El Niguel Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.43.4This tracttract 042331Laguna Niguel: 7.87.8Laguna Niguelparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within El Niguel Heights. 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 El Niguel Heights

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.2/10. 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 Laguna Niguel, 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.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 35th 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 10.6% 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06059042331

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059042331?

Census tract 06059042331 in the El Niguel Heights neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 06059042331?

Median gross rent is $2,758/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059042331?

7.4% of residents in tract 06059042331 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,824.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059042331?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 35th, minority 62th, housing 21th.
Q5

Is tract 06059042331 considered part of El Niguel Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059042331 fall within El Niguel Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06059042331 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.6% 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.
Q7

How does tract 06059042331 compare to Laguna Niguel overall?

Tract 06059042331 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Laguna Niguel at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Laguna Niguel; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Laguna Niguel

Top eight tracts in Laguna Niguel ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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