2 census tracts · pop 8,757 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 6.9–8.2
Lomita is a 2-tract quarter of La Presa, CA and houses 8,757 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.6/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a La Presa baseline of 33.1%, 50% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1/10. 24% 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.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.4/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.9 to 8.2, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
Average gross rent is $1,724, 7% below the La Presa average of $1,852. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $82,185.
34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Lomita vs La PresaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lomita
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.2%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility shutoff threat
20.6%Food insecurity
18.0%SNAP enrollment
12.8%No health insurance
30.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lomita
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lomita?
Lomita scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Lomita compare to La Presa overall?
Lomita scores 1.0 points higher than La Presa overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,724 vs $1,852.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lomita?
Average gross rent in Lomita is $1,724/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lomita residents are renters?
34% of Lomita households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in La Presa). The neighborhood has 8,757 residents.
Q5
Is Lomita a high social-vulnerability area?
Lomita sits in the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Lomita have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lomita is census tract 06073014002 (score 8.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.9 to 8.2, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Lomita for landlords?
Lomita carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to La Presa as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Lomita?
Lomita has 8,265 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (45.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
