5 census tracts · pop 19,729 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.5/10
· range 8.7–9.9
Warner Center is a 5-tract suburb of Los Angeles, CA and houses 19,729 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9.5/10, placing it in the High tier. Cost burden runs about half against 35.0% citywide, putting Warner Center 17.9% over its own city.
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. Average gross rent is $2,716, 41% above the Los Angeles average of $1,933.
The severe-burden share is 30%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. Set annual rent against average household income of $99,071 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. 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 two streets over.
The 5 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 8.7 to 9.9, a 1.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. 4.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
That places it #67 of 161 neighborhoods in Los Angeles. For a like-for-like read, Tujunga and Village Green score within a fraction of it.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.5
High
5 tracts · population-weighted
Warner Center vs Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Warner Center
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.4%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility shutoff threat
11.2%Food insecurity
10.4%SNAP enrollment
4.9%No health insurance
24.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Warner Center
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Warner Center?
Warner Center scores 9.5/10 (High tier) across 5 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 Warner Center compare to Los Angeles overall?
Warner Center scores 0.3 points lower than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $2,716 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in Warner Center?
Average gross rent in Warner Center is $2,716/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Warner Center residents are renters?
69% of Warner Center households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 19,729 residents.
Q5
Is Warner Center a high social-vulnerability area?
Warner Center sits in the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Warner Center have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Warner Center is census tract 06037137103 (score 9.9/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.7 to 9.9, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Warner Center for landlords?
Warner Center carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.5/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 Warner Center?
Warner Center has 20,280 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (20.9%), Hispanic / Latino (11.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
