Neighborhood · Ranked #237 of 84,120 nationally

Orange Heights Eviction Risk: High , Pasadena

Tract 06037462002 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,893 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.9/10 for census tract 06037462002 reflects conditions in the Orange Heights area of Pasadena, California. On the national scale it ranks #5,398 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 66% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,456 a month against an average household income of $42,101 a year, roughly 42% of income at the averages. Renters make up 84% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

9.2

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 55% Stable renters 29% Owners 16%

Tract context

Occupied units1,116

Renter share83.7%

SVI overall0.98

Poverty rate39.1%

Median income$42,101

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pasadena and the region

Centroid at 34.1633, -118.1484 · click any tract to drill in

Why Orange Heights scores 9.2

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

39.1% poverty · this tract

9.8

Supply constraint

$1,456 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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 Orange Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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

97%Socioeconomic
77%Household composition
91%Racial/ethnic minority
96%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
48%Grade C
52%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 Orange Heights. 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.

34.2%Housing insecurity
17.6%Utility-shutoff threat
45.3%Food insecurity
45.8%SNAP enrollment
21.9%Transit barriers
24.5%No health insurance
21.5%Frequent mental distress
45.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Orange Heights

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 above 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 predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 98th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 34.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.6% 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 06037462002

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037462002?

Census tract 06037462002 in the Orange Heights neighborhood scores 9.2/10 (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 06037462002?

Median gross rent is $1,456/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037462002?

39.1% of residents in tract 06037462002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,893.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037462002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 77th, minority 91th, housing 96th.

Is tract 06037462002 considered part of Orange Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037462002 fall within Orange Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037462002 struggle to pay rent?

About 34.2% 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. 17.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037462002 compare to Pasadena overall?

Tract 06037462002 scores 9.2/10, higher 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 06037462002 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 52% 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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