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

Quail Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Irvine

Tract 06059062654 · Orange, CA · pop 7,516 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

In Quail Hill in Irvine, census tract 06059062654 scores 5.8/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #25,529 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

39% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,294 monthly, set against $186,522 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 66% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 40% Owners 34%

Tract context

Occupied units2,898

Renter share66.3%

SVI overall0.12

Poverty rate12.8%

Median income$186,522

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Irvine and the region

Centroid at 33.6474, -117.7719 · click any tract to drill in

Why Quail Hill 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

12.8% poverty · this tract

3.2

Supply constraint

$3,294 rent vs county FMR

6.3

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 Quail Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 12

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

21%Socioeconomic
6%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
16%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.

8.8%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
10.5%Food insecurity
8.4%SNAP enrollment
6.0%Transit barriers
4.3%No health insurance
14.8%Frequent mental distress
20.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Quail Hill

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 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 12th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06059062654

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059062654?

Census tract 06059062654 in the Quail Hill 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 06059062654?

Median gross rent is $3,294/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059062654?

12.8% of residents in tract 06059062654 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,516.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059062654?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 6th, minority 72th, housing 16th.

Is tract 06059062654 considered part of Quail Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059062654 fall within Quail Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059062654 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.8% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059062654 compare to Irvine overall?

Tract 06059062654 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.