10 census tracts · pop 38,954 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9/10
· range 7.7–9.9
Ocean Park takes in 10 census tracts of Santa Monica, CA and houses 38,954 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 9/10, in the High tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Santa Monica rate of 27.5%.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. This is a renter market: 79% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
25% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Scores across the 10 constituent tracts range from 7.7 to 9.9. A 2.2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. 5.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
That places it #2 of 4 neighborhoods in Santa Monica. For a like-for-like read, Sawtelle and Brentwood score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $2,412, close to the Santa Monica average.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $104,303.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9
High
10 tracts · population-weighted
Ocean Park vs Santa MonicaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ocean Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.0%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
10.7%Food insecurity
10.2%SNAP enrollment
5.1%No health insurance
24.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ocean Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ocean Park?
Ocean Park scores 9/10 (High tier) across 10 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Ocean Park compare to Santa Monica overall?
Ocean Park scores 0.1 points lower than Santa Monica overall (9.1/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,412 vs $2,402.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ocean Park?
Average gross rent in Ocean Park is $2,412/month (pop-weighted across 10 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ocean Park residents are renters?
79% of Ocean Park households are renter-occupied (vs 72% in Santa Monica). The neighborhood has 38,954 residents.
Q5
Is Ocean Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Ocean Park sits in the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Ocean Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ocean Park is census tract 06037701702 (score 9.9/10). Across the 10 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.7 to 9.9, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Ocean Park for landlords?
Ocean Park carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9/10). Pop-weighted across 10 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Santa Monica as a whole (9.1/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ocean Park?
Ocean Park has 38,970 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.3%), Hispanic / Latino (13.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
