Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Chesterfield Square Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037237900 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,131 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

06037237900 is a census tract in the Chesterfield Square area of Los Angeles, CA. It scores 9.9/10 for landlords. The severe-burden share is 48%, 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 16% Stable renters 17% Owners 67%

Tract context

Occupied units1,349

Renter share32.9%

SVI overall0.92

Poverty rate17.4%

Median income$61,811

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 33.9709, -118.3112 · 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

17.4% poverty · this tract

4.4

Supply constraint

$1,429 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 Chesterfield Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

83%Socioeconomic
97%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
66%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
87%Grade B
13%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 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.

23.3%Housing insecurity
12.0%Utility-shutoff threat
26.9%Food insecurity
27.6%SNAP enrollment
13.6%Transit barriers
10.2%No health insurance
18.0%Frequent mental distress
35.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Chesterfield Square

The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. On the high side, local political climate reads 9.5/10. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10.

At $1,429 a month, rents run 26% under what the rest of Los Angeles commands. Against the Los Angeles County average of 8.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points. SNAP participation runs 27.6% against 15.2% nationally.

Food insecurity runs 26.9% against 17.8% nationally. 50% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Los Angeles County average of 53.8%.

This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") 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.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.3/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.4 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $61,811.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06037237900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037237900?

Census tract 06037237900 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 06037237900?

Median gross rent is $1,429/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037237900?

17.4% of residents in tract 06037237900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,131.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037237900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 97th, minority 95th, housing 66th.

Is tract 06037237900 considered part of Chesterfield Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037237900 fall within Chesterfield Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037237900 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.3% 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. 12.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037237900 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037237900 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 06037237900 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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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