6 census tracts · pop 26,517 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.8/10
· range 8.9–9.9
Harvard Park spans 6 census tracts of Los Angeles, CA and houses 26,517 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9.8/10, placing it in the High tier. The severe-burden share is 39%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
63% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Los Angeles rate of 35.0%. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 30.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,475, 24% below the Los Angeles average of $1,933.
The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 8.9 to 9.9, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. 18.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Among the 161 mapped neighborhoods of Los Angeles, it ranks #42 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Virgil Village and Wilmington score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $58,686.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 9.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.8
High
6 tracts · population-weighted
Harvard Park vs Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Harvard Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
30.5%Housing insecurity
15.4%Utility shutoff threat
37.3%Food insecurity
37.3%SNAP enrollment
18.2%No health insurance
40.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Harvard Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Harvard Park?
Harvard Park scores 9.8/10 (High tier) across 6 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 Harvard Park compare to Los Angeles overall?
Harvard Park scores 0.0 points higher than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,475 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in Harvard Park?
Average gross rent in Harvard Park is $1,475/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Harvard Park residents are renters?
59% of Harvard Park households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 26,517 residents.
Q5
Is Harvard Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Harvard Park sits in the 90th 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 Harvard Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Harvard Park is census tract 06037238200 (score 9.9/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.9 to 9.9, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Harvard Park for landlords?
Harvard Park carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.8/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Harvard Park?
Harvard Park has 26,330 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (57.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (39.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (1.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
