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Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

The Groves Eviction Risk: Moderate , Irvine

Tract 06059052533 · Orange, CA · pop 7,093 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Tract 06059052533, home to 7,093 residents in The Groves in Irvine, scores 5.6/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #31,631 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,571 monthly, set against $147,917 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 22% Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units2,537
Renter share37.2%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$147,917

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In The Groves
Very High
Within parent city
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#23 of 49 tracts In Irvine
Moderate
Within county
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#231 of 613 tracts In Orange
Elevated
Within state
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#5,551 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Irvine and the region

Centroid at 33.7118, -117.7723 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Groves scores 5

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
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$2,571 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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 The Groves compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
The Groves risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 052533Irvine: 7.87.8Irvineparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within The Groves. 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 The Groves

The score leans hardest on 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 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 7.0% 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 Asian and White and ranks around the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059052533

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059052533?

Census tract 06059052533 in the The Groves neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 06059052533?

Median gross rent is $2,571/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059052533?

10.6% of residents in tract 06059052533 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,093.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059052533?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 58th, minority 74th, housing 43th.
Q5

Is tract 06059052533 considered part of The Groves?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059052533 fall within The Groves (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06059052533 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.0% 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.
Q7

How does tract 06059052533 compare to Irvine overall?

Tract 06059052533 scores 5/10, 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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