Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Little Bangladesh Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037212203 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,733 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

06037212203 is a census tract in the Little Bangladesh area of Los Angeles, CA. It scores 9.9/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,733. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.

Risk score

9.9

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 63% Stable renters 36% Owners 1%

Tract context

Occupied units1,490

Renter share99.1%

SVI overall0.97

Poverty rate36.3%

Median income$37,869

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.0598, -118.2904 · click any tract to drill in

Why Little Bangladesh 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

36.3% poverty · this tract

9.1

Supply constraint

$1,435 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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 Little Bangladesh compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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

99%Socioeconomic
44%Household composition
91%Racial/ethnic minority
98%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
88%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 Little Bangladesh. 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.

23.7%Housing insecurity
11.2%Utility-shutoff threat
33.0%Food insecurity
30.6%SNAP enrollment
15.7%Transit barriers
17.0%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
36.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Little Bangladesh

This is renter territory: 99% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The severe-burden share is 31%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Set annual rent against average income of $37,869 and the ratio lands at 45%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Running hot, local political climate reads 9.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10.

The poverty rate is 36%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. SNAP participation runs 30.6% against 15.2% nationally.

Against Los Angeles County at 53.8%, 63% of renters here are cost-burdened. Food insecurity runs 33.0% against 17.8% nationally.

At $1,435 a month, rents run 26% under what the rest of Los Angeles commands. Against the Los Angeles County average of 8.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037212203

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037212203?

Census tract 06037212203 in the Little Bangladesh 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 06037212203?

Median gross rent is $1,435/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037212203?

36.3% of residents in tract 06037212203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,733.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037212203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 44th, minority 91th, housing 98th.

Is tract 06037212203 considered part of Little Bangladesh?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037212203 fall within Little Bangladesh (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037212203 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.7% 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. 11.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037212203 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037212203 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.

Was tract 06037212203 historically redlined?

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