Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Toluca Lake Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037125502 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,624 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

06037125502 is a census tract in the Toluca Lake area of Los Angeles, CA. It scores 9.9/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,624 residents. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.

Risk score

9.9

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 38% Owners 20%

Tract context

Occupied units1,953

Renter share80.3%

SVI overall0.63

Poverty rate16.8%

Median income$84,107

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.1566, -118.3655 · click any tract to drill in

Why Toluca Lake scores 9.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Los Angeles

9.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

16.8% poverty · this tract

4.2

Supply constraint

$2,004 rent vs county FMR

2.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Los Angeles

10.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

9.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Los Angeles

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Los Angeles

9.0

How Toluca Lake compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

78%Socioeconomic
32%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
50%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
85%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Toluca Lake. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

13.7%Housing insecurity
6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
15.1%Food insecurity
15.0%SNAP enrollment
8.6%Transit barriers
7.1%No health insurance
18.2%Frequent mental distress
27.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Toluca Lake

On the high side, local political climate reads 9.5/10. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10. 80% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

The severe-burden share is 19%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. It sits 1.5 points above the Los Angeles County average of 8.4.

This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Los Angeles. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. Nationally it ranks #1 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 6.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.4 points hotter.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. roughly one in two of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Average gross rent is $2,004, close to the Los Angeles average.

Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $84,107.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037125502

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037125502?

Census tract 06037125502 in the Toluca Lake neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06037125502?

Median gross rent is $2,004/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037125502?

16.8% of residents in tract 06037125502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,624.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037125502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 32th, minority 60th, housing 50th.

Is tract 06037125502 considered part of Toluca Lake?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037125502 fall within Toluca Lake (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037125502 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037125502 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037125502 scores 9.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Los Angeles at 9.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Los Angeles eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037125502 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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