Within neighborhood
75
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
La Crescenta Eviction Risk: Moderate , La Crescenta-Montrose
Tract 06037460601 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,199 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
For landlords sizing up the La Crescenta area of La Crescenta-Montrose, census tract 06037460601 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. That is riskier than roughly 59% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,530 monthly, set against $208,533 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,706
Renter share20.5%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate3.2%
Median income$208,533
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across La Crescenta-Montrose and the region
Centroid at 34.2237, -118.2192 · click any tract to drill in
Why La Crescenta scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from La Crescenta-Montrose
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
3.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,530 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from La Crescenta-Montrose
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from La Crescenta-Montrose
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from La Crescenta-Montrose
5.0
How La Crescenta compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 23
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%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
- 16%Grade B
- 20%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 La Crescenta. 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.
- 5.9%Housing insecurity
- 2.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.4%Food insecurity
- 4.7%SNAP enrollment
- 4.0%Transit barriers
- 2.9%No health insurance
- 12.1%Frequent mental distress
- 21.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in La Crescenta
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.8/10. 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 La Crescenta-Montrose, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Los Angeles County average of 6.5 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06037460601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037460601?
Census tract 06037460601 in the La Crescenta neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06037460601?
Median gross rent is $2,530/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06037460601?
3.2% of residents in tract 06037460601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,199.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06037460601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 85th, minority 61th, housing 13th.
Q5
Is tract 06037460601 considered part of La Crescenta?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037460601 fall within La Crescenta (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06037460601 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.9% 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. 2.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06037460601 compare to La Crescenta-Montrose overall?
Tract 06037460601 scores 4.1/10, lower than the parent city of La Crescenta-Montrose at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from La Crescenta-Montrose; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 06037460601 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 La Crescenta-Montrose
Top eight tracts in La Crescenta-Montrose ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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