Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally
El Merrie Del Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles
Tract 06037104204 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,691 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Tract 06037104204 sits in the El Merrie Del area of Los Angeles eviction risk, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 9.9/10. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.
Risk score
9.9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units718
Renter share31.2%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate14.2%
Median income$66,167
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
79
th percentile
High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region
Centroid at 34.2913, -118.3931 · click any tract to drill in
Why El Merrie Del scores 9.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
14.2% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,375 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 El Merrie Del 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.
- 82%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within El Merrie Del. 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.
- 26.4%Housing insecurity
- 11.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.3%Food insecurity
- 29.3%SNAP enrollment
- 15.2%Transit barriers
- 20.4%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 39.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in El Merrie Del
Severe burden reaches 30%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the high side, local political climate reads 9.5/10.
Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,375, 29% below the Los Angeles average.
Food insecurity runs 33.3% against 17.8% nationally. Against the Los Angeles County average of 8.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points. Adults with no health insurance runs 20.4% against 11.3% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 100th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. 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 housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. roughly one in two of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $66,167. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06037104204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037104204?
Census tract 06037104204 in the El Merrie Del 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06037104204?
Median gross rent is $1,375/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06037104204?
14.2% of residents in tract 06037104204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,691.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06037104204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 79th, minority 91th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 06037104204 considered part of El Merrie Del?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037104204 fall within El Merrie Del (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06037104204 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.4% 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. 11.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06037104204 compare to Los Angeles overall?
Tract 06037104204 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.
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