Neighborhood · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally

Newport Shores Eviction Risk: Elevated , Costa Mesa

Tract 06059099240 · Orange, CA · pop 5,190 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 06059099240 covers part of the Newport Shores area of Huntington Beach, CA, and scores 6.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,190 residents. 26% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 28% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units2,080

Renter share52.1%

SVI overall0.30

Poverty rate8.1%

Median income$126,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Costa Mesa and the region

Centroid at 33.6407, -117.9596 · click any tract to drill in

Why Newport Shores scores 6.4

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

8.1% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$2,453 rent vs county FMR

3.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Costa Mesa

6.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Costa Mesa

8.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Costa Mesa

5.5

How Newport Shores compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 30

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

18%Socioeconomic
29%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
52%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.

8.1%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
8.4%Food insecurity
7.1%SNAP enrollment
5.4%Transit barriers
4.6%No health insurance
15.9%Frequent mental distress
24.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Newport Shores

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2/10. 46% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Orange County average of 51.8%.

Food insecurity runs 8.4% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 7.1% against 15.2% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 81st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the Orange County average of 7.0 closely. Average gross rent is $2,453, close to the Huntington Beach average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $126,250.

52% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059099240

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059099240?

Census tract 06059099240 in the Newport Shores neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 06059099240?

Median gross rent is $2,453/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059099240?

8.1% of residents in tract 06059099240 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,190.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059099240?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 29th, minority 53th, housing 52th.

Is tract 06059099240 considered part of Newport Shores?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059099240 fall within Newport Shores (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059099240 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.1% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059099240 compare to Costa Mesa overall?

Tract 06059099240 scores 6.4/10, 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.