Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Bungalow Heaven Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pasadena

Tract 06037462400 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,874 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.8/10 for census tract 06037462400 reflects conditions in the Bungalow Heaven neighborhood of Pasadena, California. It lands near the 70th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,277 monthly, set against $147,727 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 24% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units1,422

Renter share37.8%

SVI overall0.52

Poverty rate12.9%

Median income$147,727

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pasadena and the region

Centroid at 34.1652, -118.1262 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bungalow Heaven scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Pasadena

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

12.9% poverty · this tract

3.2

Supply constraint

$2,277 rent vs county FMR

3.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Pasadena

6.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Pasadena

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Pasadena

6.4

How Bungalow Heaven compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

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

34%Socioeconomic
32%Household composition
73%Racial/ethnic minority
76%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
26%Grade B
54%Grade C
20%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 Bungalow Heaven. 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.

11.4%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility-shutoff threat
12.7%Food insecurity
11.4%SNAP enrollment
7.0%Transit barriers
6.5%No health insurance
14.7%Frequent mental distress
27.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bungalow Heaven

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Pasadena eviction risk, 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 in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Part of this tract, about 20% 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037462400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037462400?

Census tract 06037462400 in the Bungalow Heaven neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 06037462400?

Median gross rent is $2,277/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037462400?

12.9% of residents in tract 06037462400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,874.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037462400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 32th, minority 73th, housing 76th.

Is tract 06037462400 considered part of Bungalow Heaven?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037462400 fall within Bungalow Heaven (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037462400 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.4% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037462400 compare to Pasadena overall?

Tract 06037462400 scores 6.3/10, lower than the parent city of Pasadena at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pasadena eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037462400 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. 20% 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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