9 census tracts · pop 35,598 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.9/10
· range 8.4–9.9
Silver Lake Heights is a 9-tract neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA and houses 35,598 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.9/10, in the High tier. 51% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Los Angeles rate of 35.0%.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
25% 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. Scores across the 9 constituent tracts range from 8.4 to 9.9. A 1.5-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
That places it #108 of 161 neighborhoods in Los Angeles. For a like-for-like read, Fairfax and Castle Heights score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $2,027, close to the Los Angeles average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $108,990. 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.5 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.9
High
9 tracts · population-weighted
Silver Lake Heights vs Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Silver Lake Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.1%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility shutoff threat
13.4%Food insecurity
11.5%SNAP enrollment
7.5%No health insurance
25.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Silver Lake Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Silver Lake Heights?
Silver Lake Heights scores 8.9/10 (High tier) across 9 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 Silver Lake Heights compare to Los Angeles overall?
Silver Lake Heights scores 0.9 points lower than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $2,027 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in Silver Lake Heights?
Average gross rent in Silver Lake Heights is $2,027/month (pop-weighted across 9 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Silver Lake Heights residents are renters?
56% of Silver Lake Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 35,598 residents.
Q5
Is Silver Lake Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Silver Lake Heights sits in the 52nd 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 Silver Lake Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Silver Lake Heights is census tract 06037187102 (score 9.9/10). Across the 9 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.4 to 9.9, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Silver Lake Heights for landlords?
Silver Lake Heights carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.9/10). Pop-weighted across 9 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 Silver Lake Heights?
Silver Lake Heights has 35,610 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (42.5%), Hispanic / Latino (32.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
