Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Westpark Eviction Risk: Moderate , Irvine

Tract 06059052522 · Orange, CA · pop 3,920 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06059052522 (the Westpark area of Irvine, California) comes in at $1/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 76% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,170 a month against an average household income of $125,769 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 25% Owners 49%

Tract context

Occupied units1,356

Renter share51.0%

SVI overall0.26

Poverty rate10.7%

Median income$125,769

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Irvine and the region

Centroid at 33.6803, -117.8217 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westpark scores 5.1

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

10.7% poverty · this tract

2.7

Supply constraint

$3,170 rent vs county FMR

5.9

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 Westpark compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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

25%Socioeconomic
31%Household composition
77%Racial/ethnic minority
22%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.

7.5%Housing insecurity
3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
9.1%Food insecurity
6.6%SNAP enrollment
5.3%Transit barriers
4.0%No health insurance
13.6%Frequent mental distress
20.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westpark

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 Asian and White and ranks around the 26th 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 7.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059052522

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059052522?

Census tract 06059052522 in the Westpark neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 06059052522?

Median gross rent is $3,170/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059052522?

10.7% of residents in tract 06059052522 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,920.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059052522?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 31th, minority 77th, housing 22th.

Is tract 06059052522 considered part of Westpark?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059052522 fall within Westpark (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059052522 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059052522 compare to Irvine overall?

Tract 06059052522 scores 5.1/10, 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.