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Neighborhood · Beverly Hills, CA

The Flats Eviction Risk: High

7 census tracts · pop 24,633 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.4/10 · range 7.7–9.9

The Flats takes in 7 census tracts of Beverly Hills, CA, population 24,633. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.4/10, in the High tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.

Severe burden reaches 32%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Against a Beverly Hills baseline of 33.0%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The 7 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 7.7 to 9.9, a 2.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.

On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.7/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.6/10. 3.8% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

Food insecurity affects 7.9% of adults, 9.9 points below the national rate. The voucher gap is 10.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

Average gross rent runs $2,892, close to the Beverly Hills average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $151,448.

47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
8.4
High
7 tracts · population-weighted
The Flats vs Beverly Hills How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
42.6% +29%
Beverly Hills: 33.0%
Average gross rent
$2,892 +2%
Beverly Hills: $2,830
Average HH income
$151,448 +18%
Beverly Hills: $127,979
Poverty rate
10.2% +13%
Beverly Hills: 9.0%
Renter share
47.4% -20%
Beverly Hills: 59.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across The Flats and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 7 tracts span score 7.7–9.9

Why The Flats scores 8.4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.2–7.2 across tracts
7.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.5–9.5 across tracts
7.7
Rent control risk
43% of income on rent · Range 6.0–10.0 across tracts
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.4–9.5 across tracts
7.1
Tenant organizing strength
47% renter households · Range 9.5–9.9 across tracts
9.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.1–9.0 across tracts
6.6
Economic stress
10.2% below poverty line · Range 1.0–6.2 across tracts
2.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.1–8.3 across tracts
6.0
Risk score comparison

The Flats vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

The Flats score vs. parent city, state, U.S.8.4The FlatsNeighborhood9.1Parent cityhost city7.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in The Flats?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 2.2 points from 7.7 to 9.9. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

7 tracts in The Flats

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
06037214903 9.9 1,507 68% $2,258
06037700801 9.8 3,858 46% $2,583
06037700501 8.7 4,187 39% $2,117
06037214904 8.4 1,390 49% $2,536
06037701000 7.7 5,178 43% $3,027
06037700600 7.7 4,983 47% $3,501
06037700700 7.7 3,530 24% $3,501
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 32

Pop-weighted across 7 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 36%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 40%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 34%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 34%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Flats

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About The Flats

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for The Flats?

The Flats scores 8.4/10 (High tier) across 7 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does The Flats compare to Beverly Hills overall?

The Flats scores 0.7 points lower than Beverly Hills overall (9.1/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $2,892 vs $2,830.
Q3

What is the average rent in The Flats?

Average gross rent in The Flats is $2,892/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of The Flats residents are renters?

47% of The Flats households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Beverly Hills). The neighborhood has 24,633 residents.
Q5

Is The Flats a high social-vulnerability area?

The Flats sits in the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in The Flats have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in The Flats is census tract 06037214903 (score 9.9/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.7 to 9.9, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7

How safe is The Flats for landlords?

The Flats carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.4/10). Pop-weighted across 7 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Beverly Hills as a whole (9.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of The Flats?

The Flats has 24,602 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.9%), Other / Multiracial (5.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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