Neighborhood · Ranked #1,608 of 84,120 nationally

Adams Square Eviction Risk: High , Glendale

Tract 06037302103 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,089 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

With a score of 6.6/10, tract 06037302103 in Adams Square in Glendale ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,089 residents. That is riskier than about 89% of US census tracts.

About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,911 a month against an average household income of $58,611 a year, roughly 39% of income at the averages. Renters make up 86% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.2

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 48% Stable renters 38% Owners 14%

Tract context

Occupied units1,982

Renter share85.8%

SVI overall0.91

Poverty rate19.7%

Median income$58,611

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Glendale and the region

Centroid at 34.1426, -118.2380 · click any tract to drill in

Why Adams Square scores 8.2

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

19.7% poverty · this tract

4.9

Supply constraint

$1,911 rent vs county FMR

2.3

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: 91

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

93%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
51%Racial/ethnic minority
83%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
82%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.

16.4%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
23.0%Food insecurity
24.6%SNAP enrollment
11.4%Transit barriers
9.6%No health insurance
18.4%Frequent mental distress
36.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Adams Square

The heaviest input here 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 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% 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 06037302103

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037302103?

Census tract 06037302103 in the Adams Square neighborhood scores 8.2/10 (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 06037302103?

Median gross rent is $1,911/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037302103?

19.7% of residents in tract 06037302103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,089.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037302103?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 84th, minority 51th, housing 83th.

Is tract 06037302103 considered part of Adams Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037302103 fall within Adams Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037302103 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.4% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037302103 compare to Glendale overall?

Tract 06037302103 scores 8.2/10, right in line with 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 06037302103 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.

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