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San Mateo Eviction Risk: Moderate , Irvine

Tract 06059052429 · Orange, CA · pop 8,817 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

The San Mateo area of Irvine is where census tract 06059052429 sits, home to 8,817 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.2/10. It lands near the 47th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

27% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,425 a month against an average household income of $153,097 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 39% Owners 46%

Tract context

Occupied units3,203

Renter share53.7%

SVI overall0.37

Poverty rate10.0%

Median income$153,097

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Irvine and the region

Centroid at 33.7065, -117.7398 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Mateo scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Irvine

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

10.0% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$2,425 rent vs county FMR

3.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Irvine

6.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Irvine

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Irvine

6.3

How San Mateo compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 37

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

20%Socioeconomic
42%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
47%Housing & transportation

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.

8.1%Housing insecurity
4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
9.9%Food insecurity
6.8%SNAP enrollment
5.3%Transit barriers
3.7%No health insurance
13.3%Frequent mental distress
17.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in San Mateo

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Irvine eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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.

The tract is predominantly Asian and ranks around the 37th 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 8.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.1% 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 06059052429

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059052429?

Census tract 06059052429 in the San Mateo neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 06059052429?

Median gross rent is $2,425/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059052429?

10.0% of residents in tract 06059052429 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,817.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059052429?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 42th, minority 82th, housing 47th.

Is tract 06059052429 considered part of San Mateo?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059052429 fall within San Mateo (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059052429 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.1% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059052429 compare to Irvine overall?

Tract 06059052429 scores 4.9/10, lower than the parent city of Irvine at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Irvine eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Irvine

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