Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Cowan Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Orange

Tract 06059075605 · Orange, CA · pop 5,954 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 06059075605 runs through Cowan Heights in Orange. With 5,954 residents, it scores 5.1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

31% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,250 a month against an average household income of $204,653 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 15% Owners 79%

Tract context

Occupied units2,127

Renter share21.1%

SVI overall0.24

Poverty rate6.5%

Median income$204,653

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Orange and the region

Centroid at 33.7768, -117.7700 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cowan Heights scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Orange

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

6.5% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$2,250 rent vs county FMR

2.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Orange

7.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Orange

8.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Orange

6.0

How Cowan Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

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

8%Socioeconomic
10%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
72%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.

6.7%Housing insecurity
3.6%Utility-shutoff threat
7.5%Food insecurity
5.8%SNAP enrollment
4.6%Transit barriers
4.0%No health insurance
13.6%Frequent mental distress
22.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cowan Heights

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. 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 Orange 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 24th 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 06059075605

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059075605?

Census tract 06059075605 in the Cowan Heights neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 06059075605?

Median gross rent is $2,250/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059075605?

6.5% of residents in tract 06059075605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,954.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059075605?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 10th, minority 62th, housing 72th.

Is tract 06059075605 considered part of Cowan Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059075605 fall within Cowan Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059075605 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.7% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059075605 compare to Orange overall?

Tract 06059075605 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Orange at 7.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Orange eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Orange

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