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Orchard Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Irvine

Tract 06059052437 · Orange, CA · pop 5,118 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Eviction risk in Orchard Hills in Irvine centers on tract 06059052437, which scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,118 residents. That is riskier than about 70% of US census tracts.

About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $160,806 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 19% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,908
Renter share32.8%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate9.5%
Median income$160,806

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Orchard Hills
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 49 tracts In Irvine
Moderate
Within county
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#254 of 613 tracts In Orange
Elevated
Within state
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#5,726 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Irvine and the region

Centroid at 33.7365, -117.7349 · click any tract to drill in

Why Orchard Hills 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
9.5% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
7.1
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 Orchard Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Orchard Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 052437Irvine: 7.87.8Irvineparent 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.

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 Orchard Hills

The heaviest input here 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.

The tract is predominantly Asian 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 6.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.4% 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 06059052437

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059052437?

Census tract 06059052437 in the Orchard Hills 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06059052437?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059052437?

9.5% of residents in tract 06059052437 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,118.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059052437?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 37th, minority 81th, housing 35th.
Q5

Is tract 06059052437 considered part of Orchard Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059052437 fall within Orchard Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06059052437 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.6% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06059052437 compare to Irvine overall?

Tract 06059052437 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.

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