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Lower Peters Canyon Eviction Risk: Moderate , Irvine

Tract 06059052435 · Orange, CA · pop 7,077 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.8/10 for census tract 06059052435 reflects conditions in the Lower Peters Canyon neighborhood of Irvine, California. It lands near the 70th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,281 a month against an average household income of $162,140 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 24% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,941
Renter share53.6%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate3.0%
Median income$162,140

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Lower Peters Canyon
Very Low
Within parent city
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#45 of 49 tracts In Irvine
Very Low
Within county
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#325 of 613 tracts In Orange
Moderate
Within state
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#6,499 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Irvine and the region

Centroid at 33.7305, -117.7693 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lower Peters Canyon scores 4.4

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
3.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,281 rent vs county FMR
6.3
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 Lower Peters Canyon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lower Peters Canyon risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 052435Irvine: 7.87.8Irvineparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Lower Peters Canyon. 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 Lower Peters Canyon

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 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Asian and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 25th 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 06059052435

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059052435?

Census tract 06059052435 in the Lower Peters Canyon neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06059052435?

Median gross rent is $3,281/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059052435?

3.0% of residents in tract 06059052435 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,077.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059052435?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 51th, minority 80th, housing 23th.
Q5

Is tract 06059052435 considered part of Lower Peters Canyon?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059052435 fall within Lower Peters Canyon (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06059052435 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.5% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06059052435 compare to Irvine overall?

Tract 06059052435 scores 4.4/10, 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.

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