Within neighborhood
71
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #675 of 84,120 nationally
Westmont Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06037600400 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,032 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
The Elevated-tier score of 7.1/10 for census tract 06037600400 reflects conditions in the Westmont area of Westmont, California. On the national scale it ranks #3,446 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,206 monthly, set against $65,145 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,495
Renter share54.3%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate32.6%
Median income$65,145
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westmont and the region
Centroid at 33.9369, -118.3141 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westmont scores 8.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Westmont
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
32.6% poverty · this tract
8.1
Supply constraint
$1,206 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westmont
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westmont
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westmont
8.9
How Westmont compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%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
- 1%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 Westmont. 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.
- 27.8%Housing insecurity
- 16.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 34.5%Food insecurity
- 39.6%SNAP enrollment
- 17.3%Transit barriers
- 9.8%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 40.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westmont
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 Westmont, 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.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 95th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 27.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 06037600400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037600400?
Census tract 06037600400 in the Westmont neighborhood scores 8.8/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06037600400?
Median gross rent is $1,206/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06037600400?
32.6% of residents in tract 06037600400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,032.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06037600400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 88th, minority 97th, housing 95th.
Q5
Is tract 06037600400 considered part of Westmont?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037600400 fall within Westmont (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06037600400 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.8% 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. 16.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06037600400 compare to Westmont overall?
Q8
Was tract 06037600400 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Westmont
Top eight tracts in Westmont ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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