Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Highlands Eviction Risk: Moderate , Los Angeles

Tract 06037108103 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,968 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

The Highlands area of Los Angeles anchors census tract 06037108103, which lands at 7.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #3,311 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

93% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,501 monthly, set against $147,893 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 1% Owners 90%

Tract context

Occupied units1,001

Renter share10.1%

SVI overall0.08

Poverty rate6.3%

Median income$147,893

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.2864, -118.5400 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highlands scores 5.9

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

6.3% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$3,501 rent vs county FMR

8.3

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 Highlands compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 8

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

17%Socioeconomic
29%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
2%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Highlands. 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.

7.6%Housing insecurity
3.5%Utility-shutoff threat
8.9%Food insecurity
7.3%SNAP enrollment
5.0%Transit barriers
4.4%No health insurance
13.1%Frequent mental distress
25.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Highlands

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 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 8th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 06037108103

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037108103?

Census tract 06037108103 in the Highlands neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 06037108103?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 93% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037108103?

6.3% of residents in tract 06037108103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,968.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037108103?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 29th, minority 60th, housing 2th.

Is tract 06037108103 considered part of Highlands?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037108103 fall within Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037108103 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.6% 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037108103 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037108103 scores 5.9/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Los Angeles

Top eight tracts in Los Angeles ranked by composite eviction-risk score.