Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Newport Shores Eviction Risk: Lower , Costa Mesa

Tract 06059063601 · Orange, CA · pop 4,308 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

How risky is the Newport Shores area of Costa Mesa for landlords? Census tract 06059063601 scores 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 66% of US census tracts.

About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,858 a month against an average household income of $140,833 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 17% Owners 65%

Tract context

Occupied units1,658

Renter share35.7%

SVI overall0.26

Poverty rate1.2%

Median income$140,833

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Costa Mesa and the region

Centroid at 33.6470, -117.9430 · click any tract to drill in

Why Newport Shores scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Costa Mesa

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

1.2% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,858 rent vs county FMR

4.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Costa Mesa

7.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Costa Mesa

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Costa Mesa

5.9

How Newport Shores 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.

29%Socioeconomic
14%Household composition
55%Racial/ethnic minority
38%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Newport Shores. 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.

9.5%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
9.5%Food insecurity
7.8%SNAP enrollment
5.9%Transit barriers
5.8%No health insurance
16.0%Frequent mental distress
23.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Newport Shores

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Costa Mesa, 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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly 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 9.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% 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 06059063601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059063601?

Census tract 06059063601 in the Newport Shores neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 06059063601?

Median gross rent is $2,858/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059063601?

1.2% of residents in tract 06059063601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,308.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059063601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 14th, minority 55th, housing 38th.

Is tract 06059063601 considered part of Newport Shores?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059063601 fall within Newport Shores (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059063601 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.5% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059063601 compare to Costa Mesa overall?

Tract 06059063601 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Costa Mesa at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Costa Mesa; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Costa Mesa

Top eight tracts in Costa Mesa ranked by composite eviction-risk score.