7 census tracts · pop 17,774 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.4/10
· range 8.4–9.9
Sunset Junction takes in 7 census tracts of Los Angeles, CA, population 17,774. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9.4/10, placing it in the High tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.
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.
Cost burden runs 46% against 35.0% citywide, putting Sunset Junction 10.6% over its own city. 73% 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.
23% 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. The 7 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 8.4 to 9.9, a 1.5-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Among the 161 mapped neighborhoods of Los Angeles, it ranks #74 by risk, the middle third. Average gross rent runs $1,853, close to the Los Angeles average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $97,465.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 9.4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
9.4
High
7 tracts · population-weighted
Sunset Junction vs Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sunset Junction
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.8%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility shutoff threat
16.0%Food insecurity
14.8%SNAP enrollment
8.3%No health insurance
26.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sunset Junction
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sunset Junction?
Sunset Junction scores 9.4/10 (High tier) across 7 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 Sunset Junction compare to Los Angeles overall?
Sunset Junction scores 0.4 points lower than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,853 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sunset Junction?
Average gross rent in Sunset Junction is $1,853/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sunset Junction residents are renters?
73% of Sunset Junction households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 17,774 residents.
Q5
Is Sunset Junction a high social-vulnerability area?
Sunset Junction sits in the 63rd 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 Sunset Junction have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sunset Junction is census tract 06037195600 (score 9.9/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.4 to 9.9, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Sunset Junction for landlords?
Sunset Junction carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.4/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 Sunset Junction?
Sunset Junction has 18,460 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.5%), Hispanic / Latino (28.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
