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Plum Canyon Eviction Risk: Lower , Santa Clarita

Tract 06037920028 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 9,068 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

With a score of 6.2/10, tract 06037920028 in the Plum Canyon neighborhood of Santa Clarita ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 9,068 residents. On the national scale it ranks #15,684 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 65% of renter households, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,177 monthly, set against $139,805 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 5% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units2,575

Renter share15.0%

SVI overall0.13

Poverty rate0.2%

Median income$139,805

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Clarita and the region

Centroid at 34.4396, -118.4867 · click any tract to drill in

Why Plum Canyon scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Santa Clarita

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

0.2% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$3,177 rent vs county FMR

7.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Santa Clarita

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Santa Clarita

6.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Santa Clarita

6.4

How Plum Canyon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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

13%Socioeconomic
19%Household composition
78%Racial/ethnic minority
11%Housing & transportation

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.

11.1%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
10.9%Food insecurity
8.3%SNAP enrollment
6.2%Transit barriers
6.0%No health insurance
15.5%Frequent mental distress
22.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Plum Canyon

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.5/10. 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 Santa Clarita eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% 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 06037920028

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037920028?

Census tract 06037920028 in the Plum Canyon neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 06037920028?

Median gross rent is $3,177/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037920028?

0.2% of residents in tract 06037920028 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 9,068.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037920028?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 19th, minority 78th, housing 11th.

Is tract 06037920028 considered part of Plum Canyon?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037920028 fall within Plum Canyon (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037920028 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.1% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037920028 compare to Santa Clarita overall?

Tract 06037920028 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Santa Clarita at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Santa Clarita eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Santa Clarita

Top eight tracts in Santa Clarita ranked by composite eviction-risk score.