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Neighborhood · Los Angeles, CA

Sun Valley Eviction Risk: High

4 census tracts · pop 14,893 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.7/10 · range 9.4–9.9

Sun Valley spans 4 census tracts of Los Angeles, CA and houses 14,893 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 9.7/10, in the High tier. 57% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Los Angeles rate of 35.0%.

The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. The severe-burden share is 31%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 25.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.

SNAP participation is 27.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,811, 6% below the Los Angeles average of $1,933.

Among the 161 mapped neighborhoods of Los Angeles, it ranks #52 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Dayton Avenue and Pacoima score within a fraction of it.

Social vulnerability runs high at 8.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 4 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $74,501.

47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
9.7
High
4 tracts · population-weighted
Sun Valley vs Los Angeles How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
57.0% +63%
Los Angeles: 35.0%
Average gross rent
$1,811 -6%
Los Angeles: $1,933
Average HH income
$74,501 -7%
Los Angeles: $80,366
Poverty rate
14.1% -15%
Los Angeles: 16.6%
Renter share
46.5% -27%
Los Angeles: 64.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sun Valley and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 9.4–9.9

Why Sun Valley scores 9.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.2–7.2 across tracts
7.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 9.5–9.5 across tracts
9.5
Rent control risk
57% of income on rent · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 9.5–9.5 across tracts
9.5
Tenant organizing strength
47% renter households · Range 9.5–9.5 across tracts
9.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts
9.0
Economic stress
14.1% below poverty line · Range 2.1–7.3 across tracts
3.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.2–2.8 across tracts
1.9
Risk score comparison

Sun Valley vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Sun Valley score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Sun Valley: 9.79.7Sun ValleyNeighborhoodParent city: 9.89.8Parent cityhost cityState: 7.67.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Sun Valley?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.5 points from 9.4 to 9.9. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

4 tracts in Sun Valley

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06037121222 9.9 4,872 58% $1,695
06037122122 9.9 2,507 73% $1,617
06037121010 9.6 5,277 59% $2,050
06037121221 9.4 2,237 32% $1,714
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 82

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 83%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 46%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sun Valley

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Sun Valley

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Sun Valley?

Sun Valley scores 9.7/10 (High tier) across 4 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 Sun Valley compare to Los Angeles overall?

Sun Valley scores 0.1 points lower than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,811 vs $1,933.
Q3

What is the average rent in Sun Valley?

Average gross rent in Sun Valley is $1,811/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Sun Valley residents are renters?

47% of Sun Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 14,893 residents.
Q5

Is Sun Valley a high social-vulnerability area?

Sun Valley sits in the 82nd 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 Sun Valley have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Sun Valley is census tract 06037121222 (score 9.9/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.4 to 9.9, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7

How safe is Sun Valley for landlords?

Sun Valley carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.7/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Sun Valley?

Sun Valley has 14,933 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (76.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (16.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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