Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Canoga Park Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037134522 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,741 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

With a score of 9.9/10, tract 06037134522 in the Canoga Park area of Los Angeles, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. 41% 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 47% Stable renters 34% Owners 19%

Tract context

Occupied units1,434

Renter share80.3%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate23.3%

Median income$56,402

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.2047, -118.6017 · click any tract to drill in

Why Canoga Park scores 9.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

23.3% poverty · this tract

5.8

Supply constraint

$1,645 rent vs county FMR

1.3

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 Canoga Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

95%Socioeconomic
42%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
98%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

Within Canoga Park. 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.

27.4%Housing insecurity
12.7%Utility-shutoff threat
34.2%Food insecurity
31.6%SNAP enrollment
16.2%Transit barriers
19.4%No health insurance
19.8%Frequent mental distress
37.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Canoga Park

What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 9.5/10. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10.

80% 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. Annualized rent equals 35% of average household income of $56,402, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. Food insecurity runs 34.2% against 17.8% nationally.

It sits 1.5 points above the Los Angeles County average of 8.4. Housing insecurity runs 27.4% against 14.2% nationally.

The poverty rate is 23%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Average gross rent is $1,645, 15% below the Los Angeles average. Cost burden runs 58% here against 53.8% across Los Angeles County.

This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Los Angeles. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. That is riskier than roughly 100% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037134522

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037134522?

Census tract 06037134522 in the Canoga Park 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.

What is the average rent in tract 06037134522?

Median gross rent is $1,645/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037134522?

23.3% of residents in tract 06037134522 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,741.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037134522?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 42th, minority 85th, housing 98th.

Is tract 06037134522 considered part of Canoga Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037134522 fall within Canoga Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037134522 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.4% 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. 12.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037134522 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037134522 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.

Was tract 06037134522 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.

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