Neighborhood · Ranked #16 of 84,120 nationally

Westwood Village Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037265304 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,009 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Tract 06037265304 covers the Westwood Village area of Los Angeles in California. Home to 3,009 residents, it scores 7.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.

About 87% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 80% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,367 a month against an average household income of $18,366 a year, roughly 155% of income at the averages. About 99% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

9.5

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 86% Stable renters 13% Owners 1%

Tract context

Occupied units913

Renter share98.9%

SVI overall0.60

Poverty rate73.7%

Median income$18,366

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.0678, -118.4512 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westwood Village scores 9.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Los Angeles

9.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

73.7% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$2,367 rent vs county FMR

4.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Los Angeles

10.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

9.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Los Angeles

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Los Angeles

9.0

How Westwood Village compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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

66%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
76%Racial/ethnic minority
98%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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
100%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 Westwood Village. 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.

25.4%Housing insecurity
14.5%Utility-shutoff threat
42.8%Food insecurity
44.0%SNAP enrollment
26.3%Transit barriers
11.4%No health insurance
29.3%Frequent mental distress
42.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westwood Village

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Los Angeles 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 25.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.5% 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 06037265304

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037265304?

Census tract 06037265304 in the Westwood Village neighborhood scores 9.5/10 (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 06037265304?

Median gross rent is $2,367/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 87% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037265304?

73.7% of residents in tract 06037265304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,009.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037265304?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 1th, minority 76th, housing 98th.

Is tract 06037265304 considered part of Westwood Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037265304 fall within Westwood Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037265304 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.4% 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. 14.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037265304 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037265304 scores 9.5/10, lower than the parent city of Los Angeles at 9.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Los Angeles eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037265304 historically redlined?

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

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