Neighborhood · Ranked #798 of 84,120 nationally

Westchester Triangle Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037601401 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 7,129 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

For landlords sizing up the Westchester Triangle area of Los Angeles, census tract 06037601401 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.7/10. That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,532 a month against an average household income of $56,908 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 78% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.7

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 44% Stable renters 34% Owners 22%

Tract context

Occupied units1,769

Renter share78.1%

SVI overall0.99

Poverty rate25.6%

Median income$56,908

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 33.9591, -118.3701 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westchester Triangle scores 8.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Los Angeles

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

25.6% poverty · this tract

6.4

Supply constraint

$1,532 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Los Angeles

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Los Angeles

9.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Los Angeles

7.5

How Westchester Triangle compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

95%Socioeconomic
94%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
97%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
42%Grade C
35%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 Westchester Triangle. 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.

27.6%Housing insecurity
13.9%Utility-shutoff threat
33.6%Food insecurity
33.5%SNAP enrollment
16.3%Transit barriers
16.0%No health insurance
19.3%Frequent mental distress
38.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westchester Triangle

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 Los Angeles eviction risk, 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 99th 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.

Part of this tract, about 35% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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 06037601401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037601401?

Census tract 06037601401 in the Westchester Triangle neighborhood scores 8.7/10 (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 06037601401?

Median gross rent is $1,532/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037601401?

25.6% of residents in tract 06037601401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,129.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037601401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 94th, minority 90th, housing 97th.

Is tract 06037601401 considered part of Westchester Triangle?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037601401 fall within Westchester Triangle (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037601401 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.6% 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. 13.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037601401 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037601401 scores 8.7/10, lower than the parent city of Los Angeles at 9.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Los Angeles eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037601401 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. 35% 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.

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