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Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Avocado Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06037408302 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,589 · 44% of tract blocks fall in Avocado Heights

Census tract 06037408302 belongs to Avocado Heights in Los Angeles County, California. It is home to 3,589 residents and scores 6.1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. It lands near the 79th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,452 a month while the average household earns $79,412 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 14% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,022
Renter share25.9%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate9.0%
Median income$79,412

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Avocado Heights
Moderate
Within county
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#1,951 of 2,495 tracts In Los Angeles
Low
Within state
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#4,697 of 9,109 tracts In California
Moderate
National
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#18,240 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Avocado Heights and the region

Centroid at 34.0388, -118.0175 · click any tract to drill in

Why Avocado Heights scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
9.0% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$2,452 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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.
Avocado Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 408302Avocado Heights: 8.48.4Avocado Heightsparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 51

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

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.

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 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.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 51st 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 06037408302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037408302?

Census tract 06037408302 in Avocado Heights scores 5.5/10 (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 06037408302?

Median gross rent is $2,452/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037408302?

9.0% of residents in tract 06037408302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,589.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037408302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 48th, minority 93th, housing 8th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06037408302 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.8% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06037408302 compare to Avocado Heights overall?

Tract 06037408302 scores 5.5/10, 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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