Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Van Nuys Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037127805 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,518 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

With a score of 9.9/10, tract 06037127805 in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,518. The severe-burden share is 38%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

9.9

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 48% Stable renters 35% Owners 17%

Tract context

Occupied units1,144

Renter share82.9%

SVI overall0.99

Poverty rate27.8%

Median income$65,952

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.1922, -118.4577 · click any tract to drill in

Why Van Nuys 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

27.8% poverty · this tract

6.9

Supply constraint

$1,492 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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 Van Nuys compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

97%Socioeconomic
80%Household composition
83%Racial/ethnic minority
100%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
50%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 Van Nuys. 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.

25.0%Housing insecurity
11.8%Utility-shutoff threat
31.8%Food insecurity
30.6%SNAP enrollment
15.1%Transit barriers
18.2%No health insurance
19.0%Frequent mental distress
39.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Van Nuys

The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. On the high side, local political climate reads 9.5/10. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10.

This is renter territory: 83% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. SNAP participation runs 30.6% against 15.2% nationally.

The poverty rate is 28%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. It sits 1.5 points above the Los Angeles County average of 8.4.

Average gross rent is $1,492, 23% below the Los Angeles average. Housing insecurity runs 25.0% against 14.2% nationally. 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.

On the national scale it lands near the 100th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06037127805

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037127805?

Census tract 06037127805 in the Van Nuys 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 06037127805?

Median gross rent is $1,492/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037127805?

27.8% of residents in tract 06037127805 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,518.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037127805?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 80th, minority 83th, housing 100th.

Is tract 06037127805 considered part of Van Nuys?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037127805 fall within Van Nuys (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037127805 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.0% 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. 11.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037127805 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037127805 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 06037127805 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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