Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Altadena Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06037460101 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,817 · 91% of tract blocks fall in Altadena

Altadena in Los Angeles County anchors census tract 06037460101, which lands at 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 70th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 79% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,215 a month while the average household earns $177,364 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 2% Owners 92%

Tract context

Occupied units2,341

Renter share8.2%

SVI overall0.14

Poverty rate3.3%

Median income$177,364

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Altadena and the region

Centroid at 34.1920, -118.1162 · click any tract to drill in

Why Altadena scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Altadena

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

3.3% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,215 rent vs county FMR

3.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Altadena

7.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Altadena

5.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Altadena

6.0

How Altadena compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 14

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

15%Socioeconomic
31%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
12%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

51%Grade A
1%Grade B
2%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

6.8%Housing insecurity
3.3%Utility-shutoff threat
6.9%Food insecurity
5.9%SNAP enrollment
4.4%Transit barriers
3.6%No health insurance
12.1%Frequent mental distress
24.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Altadena

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.7/10. 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 Altadena, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Los Angeles County average of 6.5 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 14th 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 06037460101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037460101?

Census tract 06037460101 in Altadena 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 06037460101?

Median gross rent is $2,215/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037460101?

3.3% of residents in tract 06037460101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,817.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037460101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 31th, minority 53th, housing 12th.

What share of households in tract 06037460101 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.8% 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. 3.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037460101 compare to Altadena overall?

Tract 06037460101 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Altadena at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Altadena; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037460101 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Altadena

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