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Lake Park West Eviction Risk: Lower , Lake Forest

Tract 06059052408 · Orange, CA · pop 5,481 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

In the Lake Park West neighborhood of Lake Forest, census tract 06059052408 scores 5.6/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 62% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $147,204 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 8% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units1,885

Renter share14.6%

SVI overall0.07

Poverty rate4.9%

Median income$147,204

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lake Forest and the region

Centroid at 33.6493, -117.7048 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lake Park West scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lake Forest

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

4.9% poverty · this tract

1.2

Supply constraint

$3,501 rent vs county FMR

7.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lake Forest

7.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lake Forest

6.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lake Forest

6.2

How Lake Park West compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 7

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

13%Socioeconomic
21%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
5%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Lake Park West. 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.

6.9%Housing insecurity
3.6%Utility-shutoff threat
7.4%Food insecurity
5.8%SNAP enrollment
4.6%Transit barriers
4.3%No health insurance
13.9%Frequent mental distress
23.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lake Park West

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.9/10. 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 Lake Forest, 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 6.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 7th 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 06059052408

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059052408?

Census tract 06059052408 in the Lake Park West neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06059052408?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059052408?

4.9% of residents in tract 06059052408 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,481.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059052408?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 21th, minority 53th, housing 5th.

Is tract 06059052408 considered part of Lake Park West?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059052408 fall within Lake Park West (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059052408 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059052408 compare to Lake Forest overall?

Tract 06059052408 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Lake Forest at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Forest; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lake Forest

Top eight tracts in Lake Forest ranked by composite eviction-risk score.