15 census tracts · pop 57,868 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.6/10
· range 7.5–9.9
City Terrace takes in 15 census tracts of East Los Angeles, CA and houses 57,868 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.6/10, High tier. Against a East Los Angeles baseline of 30.1%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.1/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 7.5 to 9.9, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 28.6% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. SNAP participation is 30.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.2/10. For a like-for-like read, Bandini and East Los Angeles score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,457, close to the East Los Angeles average.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $73,021. 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.6
High
15 tracts · population-weighted
City Terrace vs East Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in City Terrace
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
28.5%Housing insecurity
11.8%Utility shutoff threat
35.4%Food insecurity
29.9%SNAP enrollment
24.8%No health insurance
39.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About City Terrace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for City Terrace?
City Terrace scores 8.6/10 (High tier) across 15 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 City Terrace compare to East Los Angeles overall?
City Terrace scores 0.7 points higher than East Los Angeles overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,457 vs $1,494.
Q3
What is the average rent in City Terrace?
Average gross rent in City Terrace is $1,457/month (pop-weighted across 15 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of City Terrace residents are renters?
62% of City Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 66% in East Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 57,868 residents.
Q5
Is City Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
City Terrace sits in the 84th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 City Terrace have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in City Terrace is census tract 06037203800 (score 9.9/10). Across the 15 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.5 to 9.9, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is City Terrace for landlords?
City Terrace carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.6/10). Pop-weighted across 15 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to East Los Angeles as a whole (7.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of City Terrace?
City Terrace has 56,053 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (93.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
