Neighborhood · Ranked #162 of 84,120 nationally

Westlake South Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037209106 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,531 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Tract 06037209106, home to 2,531 residents in Westlake South in Los Angeles, scores 7.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #1,497 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,381 monthly, set against $36,411 in average yearly household income, roughly 46% of income at the averages. About 91% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

9.3

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 58% Stable renters 33% Owners 9%

Tract context

Occupied units1,231

Renter share90.7%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate30.6%

Median income$36,411

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.0543, -118.2674 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westlake South scores 9.3

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

30.6% poverty · this tract

7.7

Supply constraint

$1,381 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: 89

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

88%Socioeconomic
43%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
93%Housing & transportation

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.

21.9%Housing insecurity
10.0%Utility-shutoff threat
29.0%Food insecurity
26.3%SNAP enrollment
14.0%Transit barriers
15.3%No health insurance
18.1%Frequent mental distress
34.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westlake South

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Los Angeles eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Los Angeles County average of 6.5 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Asian and ranks around the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037209106

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037209106?

Census tract 06037209106 in the Westlake South neighborhood scores 9.3/10 (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 06037209106?

Median gross rent is $1,381/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037209106?

30.6% of residents in tract 06037209106 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,531.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037209106?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 43th, minority 87th, housing 93th.

Is tract 06037209106 considered part of Westlake South?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037209106 fall within Westlake South (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037209106 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.9% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037209106 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037209106 scores 9.3/10, lower than the parent city of Los Angeles at 9.9/10. 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.

Sibling tracts

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