10 census tracts · pop 40,361 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.5/10
· range 7.7–9.9
Los Altos spans 10 census tracts of Long Beach, CA and houses 40,361 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.5/10, placing it in the High tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 7.7 to 9.9, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. 42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Long Beach rate of 32.8%.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.5/10.
Severe burden reaches 18%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Average gross rent is $2,269, 21% above the Long Beach average of $1,871. That places it #5 of 9 neighborhoods in Long Beach.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Belmont Shore and American Gold Star Manor. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $108,004.
44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.5
High
10 tracts · population-weighted
Los Altos vs Long BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Los Altos
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.0%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility shutoff threat
13.9%Food insecurity
12.3%SNAP enrollment
6.4%No health insurance
27.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Los Altos
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Los Altos?
Los Altos scores 8.5/10 (High tier) across 10 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 Los Altos compare to Long Beach overall?
Los Altos scores 0.6 points lower than Long Beach overall (9.1/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $2,269 vs $1,871.
Q3
What is the average rent in Los Altos?
Average gross rent in Los Altos is $2,269/month (pop-weighted across 10 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Los Altos residents are renters?
44% of Los Altos households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Long Beach). The neighborhood has 40,361 residents.
Q5
Is Los Altos a high social-vulnerability area?
Los Altos sits in the 36th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Los Altos have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Los Altos is census tract 06037574902 (score 9.9/10). Across the 10 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.7 to 9.9, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Los Altos for landlords?
Los Altos carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.5/10). Pop-weighted across 10 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Long Beach as a whole (9.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Los Altos?
Los Altos has 40,988 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (45.4%), Hispanic / Latino (26.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
