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Neighborhood · Los Angeles, CA

Whitley Heights Historic District Eviction Risk: High

2 census tracts · pop 5,422 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.3/10 · range 9.1–9.5

Whitley Heights Historic District spans 2 census tracts of Los Angeles, CA and houses 5,422 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 9.3/10, in the High tier. Against a Los Angeles baseline of 35.0%, 60% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. 30% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.

Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.

66% 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. 4.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.

Among the 161 mapped neighborhoods of Los Angeles, it ranks #81 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Brentwood Glen and Mount Washington.

The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $2,008, close to the Los Angeles average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $91,869.

With little internal variation, 9.3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
9.3
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Whitley Heights Historic District vs Los Angeles How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
60.0% +71%
Los Angeles: 35.0%
Average gross rent
$2,008 +4%
Los Angeles: $1,933
Average HH income
$91,869 +14%
Los Angeles: $80,366
Poverty rate
8.5% -49%
Los Angeles: 16.6%
Renter share
66.0% +3%
Los Angeles: 64.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Whitley Heights Historic District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 9.1–9.5

Why Whitley Heights Historic District scores 9.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.2–7.2 across tracts
7.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 9.5–9.5 across tracts
9.5
Rent control risk
60% of income on rent · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 9.5–9.5 across tracts
9.5
Tenant organizing strength
66% renter households · Range 9.5–9.5 across tracts
9.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts
9.0
Economic stress
8.5% below poverty line · Range 2.1–2.2 across tracts
2.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.5–2.8 across tracts
2.7
Risk score comparison

Whitley Heights Historic District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Whitley Heights Historic District score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Whitley Heights Hi: 9.39.3Whitley Heights HiNeighborhoodParent city: 9.89.8Parent cityhost cityState: 7.67.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Whitley Heights Historic District

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06037189702 9.5 2,283 55% $1,962
06037194101 9.1 3,139 64% $2,042
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 46

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 50%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 16%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 64%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Whitley Heights Historic District

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Whitley Heights Historic District

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Whitley Heights Historic District?

Whitley Heights Historic District scores 9.3/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Whitley Heights Historic District compare to Los Angeles overall?

Whitley Heights Historic District scores 0.5 points lower than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $2,008 vs $1,933.
Q3

What is the average rent in Whitley Heights Historic District?

Average gross rent in Whitley Heights Historic District is $2,008/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Whitley Heights Historic District residents are renters?

66% of Whitley Heights Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 5,422 residents.
Q5

Is Whitley Heights Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?

Whitley Heights Historic District sits in the 46th 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 Whitley Heights Historic District have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Whitley Heights Historic District is census tract 06037189702 (score 9.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.1 to 9.5, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7

How safe is Whitley Heights Historic District for landlords?

Whitley Heights Historic District carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Whitley Heights Historic District?

Whitley Heights Historic District has 5,666 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.5%), Hispanic / Latino (13.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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