8 census tracts · pop 29,017 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.7/10
· range 7.6–9.9
Van Ness spans 8 census tracts of Los Angeles, CA and houses 29,017 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 9.7/10, in the High tier. Severe burden reaches 43%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
65% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Los Angeles rate of 35.0%. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.8/10.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 9.2/10.
The 8 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 7.6 to 9.9, a 2.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 26.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
At $1,486 a month, rents sit 23% under what the rest of Los Angeles commands. Food insecurity affects 31.8% of adults, 14.0 points above the national rate.
The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. That places it #52 of 161 neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
For a like-for-like read, Sun Valley and Dayton Avenue score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 9.7 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
9.7
High
8 tracts · population-weighted
Van Ness vs Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Van Ness
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
26.8%Housing insecurity
14.2%Utility shutoff threat
32.1%Food insecurity
33.6%SNAP enrollment
13.0%No health insurance
38.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Van Ness
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Van Ness?
Van Ness scores 9.7/10 (High tier) across 8 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 Van Ness compare to Los Angeles overall?
Van Ness scores 0.1 points lower than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,486 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in Van Ness?
Average gross rent in Van Ness is $1,486/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Van Ness residents are renters?
53% of Van Ness households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 29,017 residents.
Q5
Is Van Ness a high social-vulnerability area?
Van Ness sits in the 90th 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 Van Ness have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Van Ness is census tract 06037234600 (score 9.9/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.6 to 9.9, a spread of 2.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Van Ness for landlords?
Van Ness carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.7/10). Pop-weighted across 8 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 Van Ness?
Van Ness has 29,150 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (54.6%), Hispanic / Latino (32.6%), Other / Multiracial (7.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
