1 census tracts · pop 2,768 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.9/10
· range 9.9–9.9
Melrose Hill maps to a single census tract in Los Angeles, CA, population 2,768. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9.9/10, placing it in the High tier. Against a Los Angeles baseline of 35.0%, 56% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. This is a renter market: 96% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. Severe burden reaches 27%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Average gross rent is $1,649, 15% below the Los Angeles average of $1,933.
Food insecurity affects 27.5% of adults, 9.7 points above the national rate. 17.8% 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 #1 by risk, the upper third.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 9.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.9
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Melrose Hill vs Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport97%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Melrose Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.7%Housing insecurity
9.5%Utility shutoff threat
27.5%Food insecurity
25.3%SNAP enrollment
17.8%No health insurance
40.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Melrose Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Melrose Hill?
Melrose Hill scores 9.9/10 (High tier) across 1 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 Melrose Hill compare to Los Angeles overall?
Melrose Hill scores 0.1 points higher than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,649 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in Melrose Hill?
Average gross rent in Melrose Hill is $1,649/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Melrose Hill residents are renters?
96% of Melrose Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 2,768 residents.
Q5
Is Melrose Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Melrose Hill sits in the 98th 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
How safe is Melrose Hill for landlords?
Melrose Hill carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Melrose Hill?
Melrose Hill has 2,773 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (55.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (24.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (18.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
