Neighborhood · Ranked #13,349 of 84,120 nationally

Bungalow Heaven Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pasadena

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

With a score of 6.9/10, tract 06037462400 in the Bungalow Heaven area of Pasadena, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,874 residents. 36% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Los Angeles County average of 53.8%.

Risk score

6.9

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 6.9

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

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. The severe-burden share is 25%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. It sits 1.5 points below the Los Angeles County average of 8.4.

Running hot, local political climate reads 7.5/10. On the high side, regional political climate reads 7.2/10. In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground C ("Definitely Declining"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today.

Nationally it ranks #13,349 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.6/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Average gross rent is $2,277, close to the Pasadena average. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $147,727.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037462400

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

Census tract 06037462400 in the Bungalow Heaven neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (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 6.9/10, 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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