Neighborhood · Ranked #3,427 of 84,120 nationally

Garnsey Eviction Risk: Elevated , Los Angeles

Tract 06037125101 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,978 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 06037125101 covers the Garnsey neighborhood of Los Angeles, home to 3,978 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 95% of US census tracts.

52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,854 monthly, set against $81,944 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 83% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 43% Stable renters 40% Owners 17%

Tract context

Occupied units2,252

Renter share83.4%

SVI overall0.46

Poverty rate13.9%

Median income$81,944

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.1685, -118.3921 · click any tract to drill in

Why Garnsey scores 7.4

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

13.9% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

$1,854 rent vs county FMR

2.1

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 Garnsey compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 46

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

57%Socioeconomic
14%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
46%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

25%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%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 Garnsey. 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.

14.2%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility-shutoff threat
15.1%Food insecurity
14.8%SNAP enrollment
8.7%Transit barriers
6.8%No health insurance
18.4%Frequent mental distress
26.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Garnsey

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 06037125101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037125101?

Census tract 06037125101 in the Garnsey neighborhood scores 7.4/10 (Elevated 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 06037125101?

Median gross rent is $1,854/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037125101?

13.9% of residents in tract 06037125101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,978.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037125101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 14th, minority 72th, housing 46th.

Is tract 06037125101 considered part of Garnsey?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037125101 fall within Garnsey (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037125101 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.2% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037125101 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037125101 scores 7.4/10, 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.

Was tract 06037125101 historically redlined?

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