Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Fountain Plaza Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fountain Valley

Tract 06059099230 · Orange, CA · pop 4,405 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 06059099230 belongs to the Fountain Plaza neighborhood of Fountain Valley, California. It is home to 4,405 residents and scores $1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 76% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,860 monthly, set against $112,061 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 11% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,467

Renter share19.8%

SVI overall0.47

Poverty rate12.3%

Median income$112,061

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fountain Valley and the region

Centroid at 33.6941, -117.9499 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fountain Plaza scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Fountain Valley

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

12.3% poverty · this tract

3.1

Supply constraint

$2,860 rent vs county FMR

4.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Fountain Valley

8.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Fountain Valley

7.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Fountain Valley

6.5

How Fountain Plaza compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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

27%Socioeconomic
90%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
30%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Fountain Plaza. 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.

10.6%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
13.5%Food insecurity
11.7%SNAP enrollment
7.2%Transit barriers
6.4%No health insurance
16.8%Frequent mental distress
29.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fountain Plaza

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.9/10. 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 Fountain Valley, 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 10.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059099230

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059099230?

Census tract 06059099230 in the Fountain Plaza neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 06059099230?

Median gross rent is $2,860/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059099230?

12.3% of residents in tract 06059099230 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,405.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059099230?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 90th, minority 62th, housing 30th.

Is tract 06059099230 considered part of Fountain Plaza?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059099230 fall within Fountain Plaza (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059099230 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.6% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059099230 compare to Fountain Valley overall?

Tract 06059099230 scores 4.1/10, lower than the parent city of Fountain Valley at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fountain Valley; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fountain Valley

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