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Neighborhood · Ranked #3,797 of 84,120 nationally

Thornton Park Eviction Risk: High , Santa Ana

Tract 06059074702 · Orange, CA · pop 5,979 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

With a score of 9.1/10, tract 06059074702 in the Thornton Park area of Santa Ana, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,979 residents. It sits 2.1 points above the Orange County average of 7.0.

Risk score
9.1
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 21% Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,194
Renter share44.1%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate13.8%
Median income$104,712

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 9 tracts In Thornton Park
High
Within parent city
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#29 of 53 tracts In Santa Ana
Moderate
Within county
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#35 of 613 tracts In Orange
Very High
Within state
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#1,681 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Ana and the region

Centroid at 33.7308, -117.8825 · click any tract to drill in

Why Thornton Park scores 9.1

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
13.8% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$2,077 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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 / state9.1This tracttract 0747028.6Santa Anaparent city7.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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

Severe burden reaches 24%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Food insecurity runs 34.0% against 17.8% nationally. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10. Housing insecurity runs 27.7% against 14.2% nationally.

On the high side, local political climate reads 7.8/10. That is riskier than roughly 95% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 52% of renters. Average gross rent is $2,077, close to the Santa Ana average.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06059074702

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059074702?

Census tract 06059074702 in the Thornton Park neighborhood scores 9.1/10 (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 06059074702?

Median gross rent is $2,077/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059074702?

13.8% of residents in tract 06059074702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,979.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059074702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 42th, minority 99th, housing 24th.
Q5

Is tract 06059074702 considered part of Thornton Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059074702 fall within Thornton Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06059074702 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.7% 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. 12.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06059074702 compare to Santa Ana overall?

Tract 06059074702 scores 9.1/10, 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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