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Ocean Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Santa Monica

Tract 06037273403 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 1,306 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Tract 06037273403, home to 1,306 residents in the Ocean Park area of Santa Monica, scores 7.2/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 97% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,992 a month against an average household income of $111,364 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 79% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 39% Owners 21%

Tract context

Occupied units896

Renter share79.2%

SVI overall0.62

Poverty rate21.5%

Median income$111,364

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Monica and the region

Centroid at 33.9919, -118.4792 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ocean Park scores 7.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Santa Monica

9.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

21.5% poverty · this tract

5.4

Supply constraint

$1,992 rent vs county FMR

2.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Santa Monica

10.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

9.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Santa Monica

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Santa Monica

9.0

How Ocean Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

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

53%Socioeconomic
18%Household composition
47%Racial/ethnic minority
93%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Ocean Park. 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.

11.9%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
13.2%Food insecurity
14.3%SNAP enrollment
7.8%Transit barriers
6.0%No health insurance
17.0%Frequent mental distress
28.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ocean Park

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 Monica, 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 62nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 06037273403

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037273403?

Census tract 06037273403 in the Ocean Park neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (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 06037273403?

Median gross rent is $1,992/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037273403?

21.5% of residents in tract 06037273403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,306.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037273403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 18th, minority 47th, housing 93th.

Is tract 06037273403 considered part of Ocean Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037273403 fall within Ocean Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037273403 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037273403 compare to Santa Monica overall?

Tract 06037273403 scores 7.3/10, lower than the parent city of Santa Monica at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Santa Monica; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Santa Monica

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