Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Sunset Beach Eviction Risk: Lower , Huntington Beach

Tract 06059099417 · Orange, CA · pop 5,187 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

In the Sunset Beach neighborhood of Huntington Beach, census tract 06059099417 scores 5.4/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 55% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,505 a month while the average household earns $132,721 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 32% Owners 46%

Tract context

Occupied units2,303

Renter share53.5%

SVI overall0.18

Poverty rate6.3%

Median income$132,721

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Huntington Beach and the region

Centroid at 33.7097, -118.0547 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sunset Beach scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Huntington Beach

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

6.3% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$2,505 rent vs county FMR

3.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Huntington Beach

6.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Huntington Beach

8.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Huntington Beach

5.5

How Sunset Beach compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 18

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

27%Socioeconomic
27%Household composition
51%Racial/ethnic minority
12%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Sunset Beach. 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.

8.7%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
9.4%Food insecurity
7.9%SNAP enrollment
5.6%Transit barriers
4.8%No health insurance
15.9%Frequent mental distress
24.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sunset Beach

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Huntington Beach 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 18th 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 06059099417

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059099417?

Census tract 06059099417 in the Sunset Beach neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 06059099417?

Median gross rent is $2,505/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059099417?

6.3% of residents in tract 06059099417 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,187.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059099417?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 27th, minority 51th, housing 12th.

Is tract 06059099417 considered part of Sunset Beach?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059099417 fall within Sunset Beach (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059099417 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.7% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059099417 compare to Huntington Beach overall?

Tract 06059099417 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Huntington Beach at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Huntington Beach eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Huntington Beach

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