Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Vermont Knolls Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037240301 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,061 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

06037240301 is a census tract in the Vermont Knolls area of Los Angeles, CA. It scores 9.9/10 for landlords. What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.

Risk score

9.9

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 35% Owners 31%

Tract context

Occupied units887

Renter share68.5%

SVI overall1.00

Poverty rate27.0%

Median income$60,703

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 33.9564, -118.2838 · click any tract to drill in

Why Vermont Knolls 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

27.0% poverty · this tract

6.8

Supply constraint

$1,408 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 Vermont Knolls compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 100

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

99%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
96%Racial/ethnic minority
92%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
100%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 Vermont Knolls. 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.

32.7%Housing insecurity
16.4%Utility-shutoff threat
40.6%Food insecurity
40.3%SNAP enrollment
19.3%Transit barriers
20.9%No health insurance
20.4%Frequent mental distress
41.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Vermont Knolls

33% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the high side, local political climate reads 9.5/10.

Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10. 69% 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. Average gross rent is $1,408, 27% below the Los Angeles average.

The poverty rate is 27%. 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. Adults with no health insurance runs 20.9% against 11.3% nationally.

50% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Los Angeles County average of 53.8%. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 16.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground C ("Definitely Declining"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06037240301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037240301?

Census tract 06037240301 in the Vermont Knolls 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 06037240301?

Median gross rent is $1,408/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037240301?

27.0% of residents in tract 06037240301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,061.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037240301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 99th, minority 96th, housing 92th.

Is tract 06037240301 considered part of Vermont Knolls?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037240301 fall within Vermont Knolls (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037240301 struggle to pay rent?

About 32.7% 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. 16.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037240301 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037240301 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 06037240301 historically redlined?

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