Within neighborhood
11
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #4,782 of 84,120 nationally
Athens Eviction Risk: Elevated , Los Angeles
Tract 06037540902 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,222 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
How risky is Athens in Los Angeles for landlords? Census tract 06037540902 scores 6.3/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 84% of US census tracts.
About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,549 monthly, set against $95,904 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,498
Renter share42.3%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate23.0%
Median income$95,904
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region
Centroid at 33.9110, -118.2718 · click any tract to drill in
Why Athens scores 7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Los Angeles
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
23.0% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
$1,549 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Los Angeles
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Los Angeles
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Los Angeles
7.2
How Athens compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 82%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.
- 27.3%Housing insecurity
- 13.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 32.6%Food insecurity
- 33.3%SNAP enrollment
- 16.0%Transit barriers
- 13.9%No health insurance
- 19.3%Frequent mental distress
- 39.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Athens
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.1/10. 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 Los Angeles eviction risk, 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 27.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 93rd 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 06037540902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037540902?
Census tract 06037540902 in the Athens neighborhood scores 7/10 (Elevated 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 06037540902?
Median gross rent is $1,549/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06037540902?
23.0% of residents in tract 06037540902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,222.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06037540902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 85th, minority 98th, housing 82th.
Q5
Is tract 06037540902 considered part of Athens?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037540902 fall within Athens (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06037540902 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.3% 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. 13.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06037540902 compare to Los Angeles overall?
Tract 06037540902 scores 7/10, lower than the parent city of Los Angeles at 9.9/10. 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Los Angeles
Top eight tracts in Los Angeles ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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