Neighborhood · Ranked #1,107 of 84,120 nationally

Strawberry Park Eviction Risk: High , Gardena

Tract 06037602506 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,135 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

With a score of 6.7/10, tract 06037602506 in the Strawberry Park neighborhood of Gardena ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,135 residents. That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,736 a month against an average household income of $60,574 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 90% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.5

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 43% Stable renters 47% Owners 10%

Tract context

Occupied units1,743

Renter share89.6%

SVI overall0.95

Poverty rate27.4%

Median income$60,574

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gardena and the region

Centroid at 33.9074, -118.3308 · click any tract to drill in

Why Strawberry Park scores 8.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Gardena

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

27.4% poverty · this tract

6.8

Supply constraint

$1,736 rent vs county FMR

1.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Gardena

8.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Gardena

9.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Gardena

7.6

How Strawberry Park 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.

88%Socioeconomic
86%Household composition
96%Racial/ethnic minority
91%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
0%Grade C
96%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 Strawberry Park. 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.

28.5%Housing insecurity
15.1%Utility-shutoff threat
33.0%Food insecurity
34.3%SNAP enrollment
16.6%Transit barriers
12.9%No health insurance
20.6%Frequent mental distress
35.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Strawberry Park

The score leans hardest on 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 Gardena, 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.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and 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.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 96% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

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 06037602506

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037602506?

Census tract 06037602506 in the Strawberry Park neighborhood scores 8.5/10 (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 06037602506?

Median gross rent is $1,736/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037602506?

27.4% of residents in tract 06037602506 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,135.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037602506?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 86th, minority 96th, housing 91th.

Is tract 06037602506 considered part of Strawberry Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037602506 fall within Strawberry Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037602506 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.5% 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. 15.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037602506 compare to Gardena overall?

Tract 06037602506 scores 8.5/10, higher than the parent city of Gardena at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gardena; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037602506 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 96% 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 Gardena

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