Neighborhood · Ranked #5,730 of 84,120 nationally

Sylmar Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037106406 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 6,534 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

With a score of 8.4/10, tract 06037106406 in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,534 residents. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.

Risk score

8.4

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 10% Owners 77%

Tract context

Occupied units1,880

Renter share23.0%

SVI overall0.80

Poverty rate3.7%

Median income$104,598

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.3221, -118.4598 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sylmar scores 8.4

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

3.7% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,539 rent vs county FMR

4.7

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 Sylmar compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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

56%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
92%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Sylmar. 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.

19.2%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
21.8%Food insecurity
16.3%SNAP enrollment
10.2%Transit barriers
16.1%No health insurance
16.4%Frequent mental distress
32.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sylmar

Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 9.5/10. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10. Average gross rent is $2,539, 31% above the Los Angeles average.

The severe-burden share is 12%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Nationally it ranks #5,730 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Only 23% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.2/10.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for 55% of renters.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037106406

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037106406?

Census tract 06037106406 in the Sylmar neighborhood scores 8.4/10 (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 06037106406?

Median gross rent is $2,539/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037106406?

3.7% of residents in tract 06037106406 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,534.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037106406?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 70th, minority 85th, housing 92th.

Is tract 06037106406 considered part of Sylmar?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037106406 fall within Sylmar (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037106406 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.2% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037106406 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037106406 scores 8.4/10, lower than the parent city of Los Angeles at 9.8/10. 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.

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