4 census tracts · pop 19,638 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.7/10
· range 8.4–9.1
Encino is a 4-tract suburb of Los Angeles, CA and houses 19,638 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.7/10, placing it in the High tier. Against a Los Angeles baseline of 35.0%, 55% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. 33% 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.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
3.5% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. SNAP participation is 6.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. That places it #123 of 161 neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
For a like-for-like read, West Hills and Alla score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 14% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Its 4 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $1,826, close to the Los Angeles average. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 8.7/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.7
High
4 tracts · population-weighted
Encino vs Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Encino
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.2%Housing insecurity
3.5%Utility shutoff threat
7.7%Food insecurity
7.0%SNAP enrollment
3.8%No health insurance
25.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Encino
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Encino?
Encino scores 8.7/10 (High tier) across 4 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 Encino compare to Los Angeles overall?
Encino scores 1.1 points lower than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,826 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in Encino?
Average gross rent in Encino is $1,826/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Encino residents are renters?
31% of Encino households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 19,638 residents.
Q5
Is Encino a high social-vulnerability area?
Encino sits in the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Encino have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Encino is census tract 06037139600 (score 9.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.4 to 9.1, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Encino for landlords?
Encino carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.7/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Encino?
Encino has 19,831 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.1%), Hispanic / Latino (8.9%), Other / Multiracial (6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
