Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Altadena Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06037460200 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,785

With a score of $1/10, tract 06037460200 in Altadena ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,785 residents. On the national scale it ranks #20,061 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,220 a month while the average household earns $153,750 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 6% Owners 83%

Tract context

Occupied units1,919

Renter share17.5%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate9.7%

Median income$153,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Altadena and the region

Centroid at 34.2023, -118.1375 · click any tract to drill in

Why Altadena scores 3.9

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

9.7% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$2,220 rent vs county FMR

3.5

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: 59

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

40%Socioeconomic
77%Household composition
80%Racial/ethnic minority
52%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
65%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.

11.3%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
12.1%Food insecurity
11.2%SNAP enrollment
6.8%Transit barriers
5.5%No health insurance
14.2%Frequent mental distress
27.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Altadena

The score leans hardest on 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 59th 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 06037460200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037460200?

Census tract 06037460200 in Altadena scores 3.9/10 (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 06037460200?

Median gross rent is $2,220/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037460200?

9.7% of residents in tract 06037460200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,785.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037460200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 77th, minority 80th, housing 52th.

What share of households in tract 06037460200 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.3% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037460200 compare to Altadena overall?

Tract 06037460200 scores 3.9/10, 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 06037460200 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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.