4 census tracts · pop 16,466 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10
· range 6–6.5
Friendly Hills spans 4 census tracts of Whittier, CA and houses 16,466 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.1/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 49% against 34.1% citywide, putting Friendly Hills 14.6% over its own city.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.2/10. At $2,433 a month, rents sit 28% over what the rest of Whittier commands. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10.
The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.9/10. At 16% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 4 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $128,339.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Friendly Hills vs WhittierHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport34%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Friendly Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.4%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
12.8%Food insecurity
9.4%SNAP enrollment
9.0%No health insurance
27.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Friendly Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Friendly Hills?
Friendly Hills scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 Friendly Hills compare to Whittier overall?
Friendly Hills scores 1.3 points lower than Whittier overall (7.4/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $2,433 vs $1,906.
Q3
What is the average rent in Friendly Hills?
Average gross rent in Friendly Hills is $2,433/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Friendly Hills residents are renters?
16% of Friendly Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Whittier). The neighborhood has 16,466 residents.
Q5
Is Friendly Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Friendly Hills sits in the 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Friendly Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Friendly Hills is census tract 06037503402 (score 6.5/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 6.5, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Friendly Hills for landlords?
Friendly Hills carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Whittier as a whole (7.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Friendly Hills?
Friendly Hills has 16,356 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (52.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (34.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
