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Neighborhood · Glendale, CA

Sparr Heights Eviction Risk: High

2 census tracts · pop 8,389 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10 · range 7.7–8.3

Sparr Heights spans 2 census tracts of Glendale, CA, population 8,389. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.1/10, in the High tier. 62% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Glendale rate of 37.8%.

34% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10.

Annualized rent equals 32% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.6/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.4/10.

4.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. At $2,330 a month, rents sit 7% over what the rest of Glendale commands. That places it #4 of 6 neighborhoods in Glendale.

The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.6 points apart at the extremes. 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
8.1
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Sparr Heights vs Glendale How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
62.0% +64%
Glendale: 37.8%
Average gross rent
$2,330 +7%
Glendale: $2,182
Average HH income
$86,687 +3%
Glendale: $84,262
Poverty rate
9.7% -28%
Glendale: 13.4%
Renter share
62.7% -3%
Glendale: 64.8%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sparr Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 7.7–8.3

Why Sparr Heights scores 8.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.2–7.2 across tracts
7.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Rent control risk
62% of income on rent · Range 8.4–9.0 across tracts
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.0–6.1 across tracts
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
63% renter households · Range 8.3–9.7 across tracts
8.9
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.9–7.7 across tracts
6.6
Economic stress
9.7% below poverty line · Range 1.5–3.0 across tracts
2.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.2–5.0 across tracts
3.9
Risk score comparison

Sparr Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Sparr Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Sparr Heights: 8.18.1Sparr HeightsNeighborhoodParent city: 9.19.1Parent cityhost cityState: 7.67.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Sparr Heights

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06037300503 8.3 5,063 63% $2,142
06037300602 7.7 3,326 61% $2,616
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 65

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 60%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 69%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sparr Heights

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Sparr Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Sparr Heights?

Sparr Heights scores 8.1/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Sparr Heights compare to Glendale overall?

Sparr Heights scores 1.0 points lower than Glendale overall (9.1/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $2,330 vs $2,182.
Q3

What is the average rent in Sparr Heights?

Average gross rent in Sparr Heights is $2,330/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Sparr Heights residents are renters?

63% of Sparr Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 65% in Glendale). The neighborhood has 8,389 residents.
Q5

Is Sparr Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Sparr Heights sits in the 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Sparr Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Sparr Heights is census tract 06037300503 (score 8.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.7 to 8.3, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7

How safe is Sparr Heights for landlords?

Sparr Heights carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Glendale as a whole (9.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Sparr Heights?

Sparr Heights has 8,219 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (19%), Hispanic / Latino (17.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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