2 census tracts · pop 6,253 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.5/10
· range 9.1–9.9
Northridge spans 2 census tracts of Los Angeles, CA, population 6,253. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 9.5/10, High tier. Against a Los Angeles baseline of 35.0%, 64% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. 31% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. 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. 68% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Among the 161 mapped neighborhoods of Los Angeles, it ranks #67 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Tujunga and Village Green. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $1,920, close to the Los Angeles average. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $80,376.
With little internal variation, 9.5/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.5
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Northridge vs Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Northridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.2%Housing insecurity
8.8%Utility shutoff threat
24.5%Food insecurity
21.3%SNAP enrollment
14.2%No health insurance
33.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Northridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northridge?
Northridge scores 9.5/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Northridge compare to Los Angeles overall?
Northridge scores 0.3 points lower than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,920 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in Northridge?
Average gross rent in Northridge is $1,920/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Northridge residents are renters?
68% of Northridge households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 6,253 residents.
Q5
Is Northridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Northridge sits in the 85th 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
Which tracts in Northridge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Northridge is census tract 06037131021 (score 9.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.1 to 9.9, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Northridge for landlords?
Northridge carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Northridge?
Northridge has 5,856 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (52.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (20.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
