Census Tract · Ranked #342 of 84,120 nationally

Cudahy Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06037534403 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,100

For landlords sizing up Cudahy in Los Angeles County, census tract 06037534403 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 7.1/10. It lands near the 96th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,726 a month while the average household earns $52,139 a year, roughly 40% of income at the averages. About 90% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

9.1

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 57% Stable renters 32% Owners 11%

Tract context

Occupied units849

Renter share89.9%

SVI overall0.83

Poverty rate34.0%

Median income$52,139

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cudahy and the region

Centroid at 33.9682, -118.1972 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cudahy scores 9.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Cudahy

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

34.0% poverty · this tract

8.5

Supply constraint

$1,726 rent vs county FMR

1.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Cudahy

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Cudahy

9.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Cudahy

8.7

How Cudahy compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

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

99%Socioeconomic
67%Household composition
96%Racial/ethnic minority
28%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
100%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.

36.6%Housing insecurity
17.1%Utility-shutoff threat
47.6%Food insecurity
44.9%SNAP enrollment
22.2%Transit barriers
30.3%No health insurance
21.0%Frequent mental distress
46.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cudahy

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.9/10. 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 Cudahy, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 83rd 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.

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.

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 06037534403

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037534403?

Census tract 06037534403 in Cudahy scores 9.1/10 (High 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 06037534403?

Median gross rent is $1,726/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037534403?

34.0% of residents in tract 06037534403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,100.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037534403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 67th, minority 96th, housing 28th.

What share of households in tract 06037534403 struggle to pay rent?

About 36.6% 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. 17.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037534403 compare to Cudahy overall?

Tract 06037534403 scores 9.1/10, higher than the parent city of Cudahy at 8.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cudahy; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037534403 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 Cudahy

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