Within neighborhood
40
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally
Oak Knoll Eviction Risk: Elevated , San Marino
Tract 06037480601 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,188 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
06037480601 is a census tract in the Oak Knoll area of South Pasadena, CA. It scores 6.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,188 residents. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 51%
Owners 16%
Tract context
Occupied units1,686
Renter share84.5%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate7.3%
Median income$129,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Within county
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across San Marino and the region
Centroid at 34.1194, -118.1467 · click any tract to drill in
Why Oak Knoll scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from San Marino
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
7.3% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,311 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Marino
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Marino
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Marino
3.8
How Oak Knoll compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 5%Grade A
- 23%Grade B
- 15%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 Oak Knoll. 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.
- 8.3%Housing insecurity
- 3.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.3%Food insecurity
- 6.3%SNAP enrollment
- 4.9%Transit barriers
- 4.1%No health insurance
- 13.0%Frequent mental distress
- 18.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Oak Knoll
39% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Los Angeles County average of 53.8%. 84% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. It sits 2.0 points below the Los Angeles County average of 8.4.
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.8/10. Disability prevalence runs 18.6% against 31.5% nationally. On the high side, local political climate reads 7.5/10.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.7% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Los Angeles. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.
On the national scale it lands near the 81st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler. Average gross rent is $2,311, close to the South Pasadena average.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $129,500.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06037480601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037480601?
Census tract 06037480601 in the Oak Knoll neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06037480601?
Median gross rent is $2,311/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06037480601?
7.3% of residents in tract 06037480601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,188.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06037480601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 34th, minority 78th, housing 31th.
Q5
Is tract 06037480601 considered part of Oak Knoll?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037480601 fall within Oak Knoll (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06037480601 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.3% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06037480601 compare to San Marino overall?
Tract 06037480601 scores 6.4/10, right in line with the parent city of San Marino at 6.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Marino; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 06037480601 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in San Marino
Top eight tracts in San Marino ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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