Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Lake Balboa Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037127603 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,791 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 06037127603 covers part of the Lake Balboa area of Los Angeles, CA, and scores 9.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. 38% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

9.9

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 51% Stable renters 35% Owners 14%

Tract context

Occupied units897

Renter share85.7%

SVI overall0.92

Poverty rate25.7%

Median income$58,460

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.1957, -118.4800 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lake Balboa scores 9.9

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

25.7% poverty · this tract

6.4

Supply constraint

$1,768 rent vs county FMR

1.7

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 Lake Balboa compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

96%Socioeconomic
56%Household composition
92%Racial/ethnic minority
85%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Lake Balboa. 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.

29.1%Housing insecurity
13.7%Utility-shutoff threat
36.7%Food insecurity
34.9%SNAP enrollment
17.5%Transit barriers
21.2%No health insurance
20.4%Frequent mental distress
39.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lake Balboa

The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 9.5/10.

On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10. 86% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Food insecurity runs 36.7% against 17.8% nationally. Set annual rent against average income of $58,460 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

It sits 1.5 points above the Los Angeles County average of 8.4. The poverty rate is 26%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Adults with no health insurance runs 21.2% against 11.3% nationally.

Cost burden runs 59% here against 53.8% across Los Angeles County. At $1,768 a month, rents run 9% under what the rest of Los Angeles commands.

That is riskier than roughly 100% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037127603

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037127603?

Census tract 06037127603 in the Lake Balboa neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (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 average rent in tract 06037127603?

Median gross rent is $1,768/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037127603?

25.7% of residents in tract 06037127603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,791.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037127603?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 56th, minority 92th, housing 85th.

Is tract 06037127603 considered part of Lake Balboa?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037127603 fall within Lake Balboa (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037127603 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.1% 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. 13.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037127603 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037127603 scores 9.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Los Angeles at 9.8/10. 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.

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