Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
Avocado Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06037408301 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 6,016 · 82% of tract blocks fall in Avocado Heights
Census tract 06037408301 covers Avocado Heights, home to 6,016 residents. For landlords it grades 6.3/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #13,659 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 63% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,797 a month while the average household earns $82,978 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,505
Renter share30.7%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate15.6%
Median income$82,978
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
29
th percentile
Low
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
National
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Avocado Heights and the region
Centroid at 34.0431, -117.9983 · click any tract to drill in
Why Avocado Heights scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Avocado Heights
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
15.6% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,797 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Avocado Heights
9.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Avocado Heights
5.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Avocado Heights
7.3
How Avocado Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 96%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%Housing & transportation
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.
- 23.8%Housing insecurity
- 9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 29.4%Food insecurity
- 23.4%SNAP enrollment
- 13.4%Transit barriers
- 19.5%No health insurance
- 17.1%Frequent mental distress
- 35.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Avocado Heights
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 9.1/10. 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 Avocado Heights, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 23.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 79th 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.
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 06037408301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037408301?
Census tract 06037408301 in Avocado Heights scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 06037408301?
Median gross rent is $1,797/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06037408301?
15.6% of residents in tract 06037408301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,016.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06037408301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 37th, minority 96th, housing 72th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06037408301 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.8% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06037408301 compare to Avocado Heights overall?
Tract 06037408301 scores 5.9/10, lower than the parent city of Avocado Heights at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Avocado Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Avocado Heights
Top eight tracts in Avocado Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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