7 census tracts · pop 23,232 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.2/10
· range 8.4–9.9
Highland Park takes in 7 census tracts of Los Angeles, CA and houses 23,232 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9.2/10, placing it in the High tier. Cost burden runs roughly one in two against 35.0% citywide, putting Highland Park 15.3% over its own city.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. 25% 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. The 7 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 8.4 to 9.9, a 1.5-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
That places it #89 of 161 neighborhoods in Los Angeles. The closest comparables inside the same city are Reseda Ranch and Tarzana. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $1,979, close to the Los Angeles average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $101,455. 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 9.2 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
9.2
High
7 tracts · population-weighted
Highland Park vs Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Highland Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.9%Housing insecurity
7.1%Utility shutoff threat
19.3%Food insecurity
15.9%SNAP enrollment
12.1%No health insurance
29.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Highland Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highland Park?
Highland Park scores 9.2/10 (High tier) across 7 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 Highland Park compare to Los Angeles overall?
Highland Park scores 0.6 points lower than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,979 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highland Park?
Average gross rent in Highland Park is $1,979/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highland Park residents are renters?
56% of Highland Park households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 23,232 residents.
Q5
Is Highland Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Highland Park sits in the 75th 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 Highland Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Highland Park is census tract 06037183610 (score 9.9/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.4 to 9.9, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Highland Park for landlords?
Highland Park carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.2/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 Highland Park?
Highland Park has 22,565 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (56.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (25.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
