Neighborhood · Ranked #237 of 84,120 nationally

Adams Square Eviction Risk: High , Glendale

Tract 06037302202 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,146 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

The Adams Square neighborhood of Glendale anchors census tract 06037302202, which lands at 6.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 94% of US census tracts.

About 68% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,852 a month while the average household earns $48,917 a year, roughly 45% of income at the averages. Renters make up 91% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

9.2

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 62% Stable renters 29% Owners 9%

Tract context

Occupied units1,923

Renter share90.7%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate30.5%

Median income$48,917

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Glendale and the region

Centroid at 34.1408, -118.2486 · click any tract to drill in

Why Adams Square scores 9.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Glendale

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

30.5% poverty · this tract

7.6

Supply constraint

$1,852 rent vs county FMR

2.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Glendale

9.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Glendale

9.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Glendale

7.7

How Adams Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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

89%Socioeconomic
68%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
91%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
52%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 Adams Square. 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.

17.1%Housing insecurity
8.7%Utility-shutoff threat
22.8%Food insecurity
24.2%SNAP enrollment
11.4%Transit barriers
10.3%No health insurance
19.3%Frequent mental distress
36.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Adams Square

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Glendale eviction risk, 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 White and ranks around the 89th 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 17.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.7% 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 06037302202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037302202?

Census tract 06037302202 in the Adams Square neighborhood scores 9.2/10 (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 06037302202?

Median gross rent is $1,852/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037302202?

30.5% of residents in tract 06037302202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,146.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037302202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 68th, minority 56th, housing 91th.

Is tract 06037302202 considered part of Adams Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037302202 fall within Adams Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037302202 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.1% 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. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037302202 compare to Glendale overall?

Tract 06037302202 scores 9.2/10, higher than the parent city of Glendale at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Glendale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037302202 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 Glendale

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