Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

Lower Peters Canyon Eviction Risk: Moderate , Irvine

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

Census tract 06059052535 covers the Lower Peters Canyon neighborhood of Irvine, home to 5,216 residents. For landlords it grades 5.2/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 47% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,379 a month against an average household income of $140,931 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 63% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

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.

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 4.6

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 41

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

31%Socioeconomic
49%Household composition
80%Racial/ethnic minority
35%Housing & transportation

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.

8.0%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
9.5%Food insecurity
6.8%SNAP enrollment
5.4%Transit barriers
4.0%No health insurance
13.6%Frequent mental distress
19.3%Any disability

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 below 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.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 41st 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% 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 06059052535

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

Census tract 06059052535 in the Lower Peters Canyon neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 06059052535?

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

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 06059052535 compare to Irvine overall?

Tract 06059052535 scores 4.6/10, 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.