8 census tracts · pop 30,091 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9/10
· range 8.4–9.8
Mission Hills spans 8 census tracts of Los Angeles, CA and houses 30,091 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 9/10, High tier. Severe burden reaches 40%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs 65% against 35.0% citywide, putting Mission Hills 29.5% over its own city. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 8.4 to 9.8, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
At $2,278 a month, rents sit 18% over what the rest of Los Angeles commands. That places it #105 of 161 neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Only 25% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
For a like-for-like read, Granada Hills and Oxford Square score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $101,967.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
9
High
8 tracts · population-weighted
Mission Hills 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 & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mission Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.8%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility shutoff threat
19.4%Food insecurity
15.2%SNAP enrollment
12.7%No health insurance
30.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Mission Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mission Hills?
Mission Hills scores 9/10 (High tier) across 8 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 Mission Hills compare to Los Angeles overall?
Mission Hills scores 0.8 points lower than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $2,278 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mission Hills?
Average gross rent in Mission Hills is $2,278/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mission Hills residents are renters?
25% of Mission Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 30,091 residents.
Q5
Is Mission Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Mission Hills sits in the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Mission Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Mission Hills is census tract 06037109800 (score 9.8/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.4 to 9.8, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Mission Hills for landlords?
Mission Hills carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9/10). Pop-weighted across 8 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 Mission Hills?
Mission Hills has 29,637 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (58.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (23.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
