Within neighborhood
89
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally
Athens Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles
Tract 06037291120 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,178 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Tract 06037291120 sits in the Athens area of Los Angeles eviction risk, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 9.9/10. Population here is 2,178. 35% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
9.9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units622
Renter share71.1%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate10.0%
Median income$73,167
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
90
th percentile
Very High
Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region
Centroid at 33.9128, -118.2869 · click any tract to drill in
Why Athens scores 9.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Los Angeles
9.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
10.0% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,563 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Los Angeles
10.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
9.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Los Angeles
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Los Angeles
9.0
How Athens compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Athens. 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.
- 27.0%Housing insecurity
- 12.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.7%Food insecurity
- 28.9%SNAP enrollment
- 15.0%Transit barriers
- 17.2%No health insurance
- 18.9%Frequent mental distress
- 36.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Athens
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. Running hot, local political climate reads 9.5/10.
On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10. 71% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Food insecurity runs 31.7% against 17.8% nationally.
Against the Los Angeles County average of 8.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points. Housing insecurity runs 27.0% against 14.2% nationally.
Average gross rent is $1,563, 19% below the Los Angeles average. That is riskier than roughly 100% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.1/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.4 points hotter.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for roughly one in two of renters.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $73,167.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06037291120
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037291120?
Census tract 06037291120 in the Athens neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06037291120?
Median gross rent is $1,563/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06037291120?
10.0% of residents in tract 06037291120 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,178.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06037291120?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 76th, minority 98th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 06037291120 considered part of Athens?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037291120 fall within Athens (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06037291120 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.0% 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. 12.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06037291120 compare to Los Angeles overall?
Tract 06037291120 scores 9.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Los Angeles at 9.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Los Angeles eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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