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Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally

Mar-Les Eviction Risk: Elevated , Santa Ana

Tract 06059099249 · Orange, CA · pop 3,593 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

In the Mar-Les neighborhood of Santa Ana, census tract 06059099249 scores 5.7/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 66th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,770 monthly, set against $79,091 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 72% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 45% Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units846
Renter share71.6%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate12.0%
Median income$79,091

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#6 of 14 tracts In Mar-Les
Elevated
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#18 of 53 tracts In Santa Ana
Elevated
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#57 of 613 tracts In Orange
Very High
Within state
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#2,728 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Ana and the region

Centroid at 33.7418, -117.9161 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mar-Les scores 6.6

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
12.0% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,770 rent vs county FMR
1.1
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 Mar-Les compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Mar-Les risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.66.6This tracttract 099249Santa Ana: 9.09.0Santa Anaparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Mar-Les. 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 Mar-Les

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 Santa Ana eviction risk, 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 below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 28.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059099249

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059099249?

Census tract 06059099249 in the Mar-Les neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06059099249?

Median gross rent is $1,770/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059099249?

12.0% of residents in tract 06059099249 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,593.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059099249?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 34th, minority 97th, housing 79th.
Q5

Is tract 06059099249 considered part of Mar-Les?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059099249 fall within Mar-Les (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06059099249 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.6% 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. 13.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06059099249 compare to Santa Ana overall?

Tract 06059099249 scores 6.6/10, lower than the parent city of Santa Ana at 9/10. 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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