Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Niguel Shores Eviction Risk: Lower , Dana Point
Tract 06059042338 · Orange, CA · pop 4,914 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Tract 06059042338 covers the Niguel Shores neighborhood of Dana Point in California. Home to 4,914 residents, it scores 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 73% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 63% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,434 a month against an average household income of $149,412 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,848
Renter share41.2%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate8.1%
Median income$149,412
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
28
th percentile
Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dana Point and the region
Centroid at 33.4834, -117.7051 · click any tract to drill in
Why Niguel Shores scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
8.1% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$3,434 rent vs county FMR
6.8
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 36%Racial/ethnic minority
- 33%Housing & transportation
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.
- 7.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.5%Food insecurity
- 6.5%SNAP enrollment
- 4.9%Transit barriers
- 4.1%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 25.0%Any disability
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 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 17th 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 7.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% 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 06059042338
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059042338?
Census tract 06059042338 in the Niguel Shores neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 06059042338?
Median gross rent is $3,434/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06059042338?
8.1% of residents in tract 06059042338 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,914.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06059042338?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 31th, minority 36th, housing 33th.
Q5
Is tract 06059042338 considered part of Niguel Shores?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059042338 fall within Niguel Shores (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06059042338 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.2% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06059042338 compare to Dana Point overall?
Tract 06059042338 scores 3.5/10, 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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