4 census tracts · pop 12,497 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9/10
· range 6.5–9.9
University Hills spans 4 census tracts of Los Angeles, CA, population 12,497. The Eviction Risk Score is 9/10, in the High tier. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10.
The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.5 to 9.9, a 3.4-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
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. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 8.9/10. 41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Los Angeles rate of 35.0%.
That places it #105 of 161 neighborhoods in Los Angeles. For a like-for-like read, Granada Hills and Oxford Square score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $2,023, close to the Los Angeles average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $89,110.
39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9
High
4 tracts · population-weighted
University Hills vs Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in University Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.9%Housing insecurity
7.4%Utility shutoff threat
22.3%Food insecurity
17.8%SNAP enrollment
13.3%No health insurance
31.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About University Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for University Hills?
University Hills scores 9/10 (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 University Hills compare to Los Angeles overall?
University Hills scores 0.8 points lower than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $2,023 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in University Hills?
Average gross rent in University Hills is $2,023/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of University Hills residents are renters?
39% of University Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 12,497 residents.
Q5
Is University Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
University Hills sits in the 74th 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 University Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in University Hills is census tract 06037201601 (score 9.9/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.5 to 9.9, a spread of 3.4 points.
Q7
How safe is University Hills for landlords?
University Hills carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of University Hills?
University Hills has 12,851 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (58.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (23.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
