Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

University Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Los Angeles

Tract 06037482001 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,676 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 06037482001 sits in the University Hills area of Los Angeles eviction risk, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. That is riskier than roughly 59% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 23% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,188 a month while the average household earns $126,083 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 10% Owners 87%

Tract context

Occupied units923

Renter share13.4%

SVI overall0.39

Poverty rate4.1%

Median income$126,083

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.0530, -118.1586 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Hills scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Los Angeles

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

4.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$3,188 rent vs county FMR

7.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Los Angeles

8.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Los Angeles

9.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Los Angeles

7.3

How University Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

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

16%Socioeconomic
66%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
37%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

8%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
12%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 University Hills. 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.

6.9%Housing insecurity
2.7%Utility-shutoff threat
10.0%Food insecurity
6.3%SNAP enrollment
4.8%Transit barriers
4.9%No health insurance
9.6%Frequent mental distress
25.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University Hills

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Los Angeles eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Los Angeles County average of 6.5 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 12% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037482001

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037482001?

Census tract 06037482001 in the University Hills neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 06037482001?

Median gross rent is $3,188/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037482001?

4.1% of residents in tract 06037482001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,676.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037482001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 66th, minority 94th, housing 37th.

Is tract 06037482001 considered part of University Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037482001 fall within University Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037482001 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 2.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037482001 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037482001 scores 5.5/10, lower than the parent city of Los Angeles at 9.9/10. 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 06037482001 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 12% 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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