3 census tracts · pop 11,978 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.4/10
· range 9.1–9.9
El Merrie Del spans 3 census tracts of Los Angeles, CA and houses 11,978 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 9.4/10, in the High tier. 41% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
63% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Los Angeles rate of 35.0%. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 21.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. At $1,654 a month, rents sit 14% under what the rest of Los Angeles commands.
That places it #74 of 161 neighborhoods in Los Angeles. At 21% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Arleta and Wilton Historic District.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 3 tracts score within 0.8 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $89,849.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.4
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
El Merrie Del vs Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in El Merrie Del
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.2%Housing insecurity
9.0%Utility shutoff threat
25.2%Food insecurity
21.5%SNAP enrollment
15.6%No health insurance
34.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About El Merrie Del
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for El Merrie Del?
El Merrie Del scores 9.4/10 (High tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does El Merrie Del compare to Los Angeles overall?
El Merrie Del scores 0.4 points lower than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,654 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in El Merrie Del?
Average gross rent in El Merrie Del is $1,654/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of El Merrie Del residents are renters?
21% of El Merrie Del households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 11,978 residents.
Q5
Is El Merrie Del a high social-vulnerability area?
El Merrie Del sits in the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in El Merrie Del have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in El Merrie Del is census tract 06037104204 (score 9.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.1 to 9.9, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is El Merrie Del for landlords?
El Merrie Del carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.4/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Los Angeles as a whole (9.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of El Merrie Del?
El Merrie Del has 12,083 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (65.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (17.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
