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Neighborhood · Ranked #14,308 of 84,120 nationally

Lower Peters Canyon Eviction Risk: Elevated , Irvine

Tract 06059052535 · Orange, CA · pop 5,216 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 06059052535 covers part of the Lower Peters Canyon area of Irvine, CA, and scores 6.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,216. 31% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Orange County average of 51.8%.

Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 44% Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units2,208
Renter share63.4%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$140,931

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Lower Peters Canyon
Very High
Within parent city
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#39 of 49 tracts In Irvine
Low
Within county
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#327 of 613 tracts In Orange
Moderate
Within state
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#5,752 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Irvine and the region

Centroid at 33.7189, -117.7816 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lower Peters Canyon scores 6.7

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
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$2,379 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 / state6.7This tracttract 0525357.8Irvineparent city7.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 41

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

The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 20%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Average gross rent is $2,379, 21% below the Irvine average. SNAP participation runs 6.8% against 15.2% nationally.

Adults with no health insurance runs 4.0% against 11.3% nationally. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 6.9/10.

Nationally it ranks #14,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. It tracks the Orange County average of 7.0 closely. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $140,931.

63% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059052535

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059052535?

Census tract 06059052535 in the Lower Peters Canyon neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (Elevated 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 06059052535?

Median gross rent is $2,379/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059052535?

5.8% of residents in tract 06059052535 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,216.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059052535?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 49th, minority 80th, housing 35th.
Q5

Is tract 06059052535 considered part of Lower Peters Canyon?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059052535 fall within Lower Peters Canyon (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06059052535 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.0% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06059052535 compare to Irvine overall?

Tract 06059052535 scores 6.7/10, 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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