Neighborhood · Ranked #68 of 84,120 nationally

Flower District Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037206302 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,271 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

For landlords sizing up the Flower District neighborhood of Los Angeles, census tract 06037206302 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 7.7/10. That puts it among the highest-scoring tracts in the entire country, the top 1% nationally for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $7,000 a year. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

9.4

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 58% Owners 0%

Tract context

Occupied units660

Renter share100.0%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate67.5%

Median income$7,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.0427, -118.2456 · click any tract to drill in

Why Flower District scores 9.4

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

67.5% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

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 Flower District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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

98%Socioeconomic
14%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
91%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Flower District. 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.

39.9%Housing insecurity
28.7%Utility-shutoff threat
56.9%Food insecurity
68.3%SNAP enrollment
28.2%Transit barriers
17.7%No health insurance
22.5%Frequent mental distress
56.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Flower District

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Los Angeles eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Los Angeles County average of 6.5 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 39.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 28.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037206302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037206302?

Census tract 06037206302 in the Flower District neighborhood scores 9.4/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 06037206302?

67.5% of residents in tract 06037206302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,271.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037206302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 14th, minority 84th, housing 91th.

Is tract 06037206302 considered part of Flower District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037206302 fall within Flower District (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037206302 struggle to pay rent?

About 39.9% 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. 28.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037206302 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037206302 scores 9.4/10, lower than the parent city of Los Angeles at 9.9/10. 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Los Angeles

Top eight tracts in Los Angeles ranked by composite eviction-risk score.