Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Westlake South Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037208720 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,917 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 06037208720 covers part of the Westlake South area of Los Angeles, CA, and scores 9.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,917 residents. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.

Risk score

9.9

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 64% Stable renters 34% Owners 2%

Tract context

Occupied units1,487

Renter share97.6%

SVI overall0.96

Poverty rate31.4%

Median income$34,791

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.0628, -118.2811 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westlake South 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

31.4% poverty · this tract

7.8

Supply constraint

$1,191 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 Westlake South compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

100%Socioeconomic
71%Household composition
92%Racial/ethnic minority
78%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
49%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 Westlake South. 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.

32.3%Housing insecurity
15.9%Utility-shutoff threat
42.1%Food insecurity
41.1%SNAP enrollment
20.1%Transit barriers
24.1%No health insurance
20.9%Frequent mental distress
42.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westlake South

SNAP participation runs 41.1% against 15.2% nationally. 98% 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.

The severe-burden share is 29%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the high side, local political climate reads 9.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,191, 38% below the Los Angeles average.

Annualized rent equals 41% of average household income of $34,791, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10. Against Los Angeles County at 53.8%, 65% of renters here are cost-burdened.

The poverty rate is 31%. 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.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.9% 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.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037208720

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037208720?

Census tract 06037208720 in the Westlake South 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 06037208720?

Median gross rent is $1,191/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037208720?

31.4% of residents in tract 06037208720 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,917.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037208720?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 71th, minority 92th, housing 78th.

Is tract 06037208720 considered part of Westlake South?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037208720 fall within Westlake South (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037208720 struggle to pay rent?

About 32.3% 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. 15.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037208720 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037208720 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 06037208720 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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