Neighborhood · Ranked #1,292 of 84,120 nationally

Lake Balboa Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037127606 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,110 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

The Lake Balboa area of Los Angeles is where census tract 06037127606 sits, home to 3,110 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 7.3/10. That is riskier than roughly 98% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,815 a month while the average household earns $66,383 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 70% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.4

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 28% Owners 30%

Tract context

Occupied units1,108

Renter share70.3%

SVI overall0.87

Poverty rate25.3%

Median income$66,383

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.1903, -118.4778 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lake Balboa scores 8.4

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

25.3% poverty · this tract

6.3

Supply constraint

$1,815 rent vs county FMR

1.9

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: 87

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

82%Socioeconomic
76%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
79%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.

22.3%Housing insecurity
10.6%Utility-shutoff threat
27.3%Food insecurity
26.0%SNAP enrollment
13.3%Transit barriers
14.7%No health insurance
18.4%Frequent mental distress
35.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lake Balboa

What moves this score most is 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 22.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 87th 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.

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 06037127606

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037127606?

Census tract 06037127606 in the Lake Balboa neighborhood scores 8.4/10 (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 average rent in tract 06037127606?

Median gross rent is $1,815/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037127606?

25.3% of residents in tract 06037127606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,110.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037127606?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 76th, minority 84th, housing 79th.

Is tract 06037127606 considered part of Lake Balboa?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037127606 fall within Lake Balboa (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037127606 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.3% 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. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037127606 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037127606 scores 8.4/10, 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

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