Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Chesterfield Square Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037237202 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,653 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

With a score of 9.9/10, tract 06037237202 in the Chesterfield Square area of Los Angeles, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. The severe-burden share is 64%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

9.9

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 50% Stable renters 5% Owners 45%

Tract context

Occupied units1,268

Renter share54.9%

SVI overall0.99

Poverty rate30.7%

Median income$50,904

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 33.9863, -118.3101 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chesterfield Square 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

30.7% poverty · this tract

7.7

Supply constraint

$1,837 rent vs county FMR

2.0

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 Chesterfield Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

98%Socioeconomic
93%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
95%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
53%Grade C
8%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 Chesterfield Square. 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.

31.2%Housing insecurity
15.5%Utility-shutoff threat
38.4%Food insecurity
38.0%SNAP enrollment
18.4%Transit barriers
19.0%No health insurance
20.3%Frequent mental distress
41.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Chesterfield Square

91% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Los Angeles County average of 53.8%. What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. On the high side, local political climate reads 9.5/10.

Annualized rent equals 43% of average household income of $50,904, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. Food insecurity runs 38.4% against 17.8% nationally.

Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10. Housing insecurity runs 31.2% against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 31%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

It sits 1.5 points above the Los Angeles County average of 8.4. 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. Nationally it ranks #1 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037237202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037237202?

Census tract 06037237202 in the Chesterfield Square 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 06037237202?

Median gross rent is $1,837/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 91% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037237202?

30.7% of residents in tract 06037237202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,653.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037237202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 93th, minority 95th, housing 95th.

Is tract 06037237202 considered part of Chesterfield Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037237202 fall within Chesterfield Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037237202 struggle to pay rent?

About 31.2% 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. 15.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037237202 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037237202 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 06037237202 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. 8% 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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