Neighborhood · Ranked #1,608 of 84,120 nationally

Rancho Dominguez Eviction Risk: High , Compton

Tract 06037570403 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,711 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Census tract 06037570403 runs through the Rancho Dominguez area of Compton. With 3,711 residents, it scores 6.7/10 for landlords. It lands near the 91st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,400 a month while the average household earns $69,456 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.2

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 36% Owners 35%

Tract context

Occupied units1,061

Renter share64.6%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate23.4%

Median income$69,456

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Compton and the region

Centroid at 33.8779, -118.2045 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rancho Dominguez scores 8.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Compton

8.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

23.4% poverty · this tract

5.9

Supply constraint

$1,400 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Compton

9.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

8.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Compton

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Compton

8.5

How Rancho Dominguez compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

92%Socioeconomic
85%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
80%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
81%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 Rancho Dominguez. 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.

29.2%Housing insecurity
12.8%Utility-shutoff threat
35.0%Food insecurity
30.9%SNAP enrollment
16.4%Transit barriers
20.8%No health insurance
19.6%Frequent mental distress
37.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rancho Dominguez

The heaviest input here 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 Compton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 29.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.8% 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 06037570403

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037570403?

Census tract 06037570403 in the Rancho Dominguez neighborhood scores 8.2/10 (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 06037570403?

Median gross rent is $1,400/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037570403?

23.4% of residents in tract 06037570403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,711.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037570403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 85th, minority 97th, housing 80th.

Is tract 06037570403 considered part of Rancho Dominguez?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037570403 fall within Rancho Dominguez (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037570403 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.2% 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. 12.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037570403 compare to Compton overall?

Tract 06037570403 scores 8.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Compton at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Compton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037570403 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Compton

Top eight tracts in Compton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.