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Neighborhood · Ranked #4,393 of 84,120 nationally

Thornton Park Eviction Risk: High , Santa Ana

Tract 06059074109 · Orange, CA · pop 3,134 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

06059074109 is a census tract in the Thornton Park area of Santa Ana, CA. It scores 8.9/10 for landlords. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.6/10.

Risk score
8.9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 21% Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units630
Renter share45.9%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$90,909

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 9 tracts In Thornton Park
High
Within parent city
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#31 of 53 tracts In Santa Ana
Moderate
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#67 of 613 tracts In Orange
High
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#1,974 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Ana and the region

Centroid at 33.7211, -117.8987 · click any tract to drill in

Why Thornton Park scores 8.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Santa Ana
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,917 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Santa Ana
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
8.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Santa Ana
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Santa Ana
7.5

How Thornton Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Thornton Park risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.9This tracttract 0741098.6Santa Anaparent city7.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Thornton Park. 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 Thornton Park

22% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Against the Orange County average of 7.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.9 points. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.9/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 20.6% against 11.3% nationally.

Food insecurity runs 26.9% against 17.8% nationally. Nationally it ranks #4,393 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter. 54% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

Average gross rent is $1,917, close to the Santa Ana average. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $90,909.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06059074109

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059074109?

Census tract 06059074109 in the Thornton Park neighborhood scores 8.9/10 (High 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 06059074109?

Median gross rent is $1,917/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059074109?

7.7% of residents in tract 06059074109 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,134.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059074109?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 56th, minority 95th, housing 29th.
Q5

Is tract 06059074109 considered part of Thornton Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059074109 fall within Thornton Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06059074109 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.5% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06059074109 compare to Santa Ana overall?

Tract 06059074109 scores 8.9/10, higher than the parent city of Santa Ana at 8.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Santa Ana eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Santa Ana

Top eight tracts in Santa Ana ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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