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

Highlands Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037108203 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,170 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 06037108203 covers part of the Highlands area of Los Angeles, CA, and scores 8.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,170 residents. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.

Risk score

8.4

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 10% Owners 74%

Tract context

Occupied units1,175

Renter share25.5%

SVI overall0.17

Poverty rate5.3%

Median income$151,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.2931, -118.5617 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highlands 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

5.3% poverty · this tract

1.3

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: 17

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

15%Socioeconomic
72%Household composition
78%Racial/ethnic minority
3%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.

7.0%Housing insecurity
3.1%Utility-shutoff threat
8.6%Food insecurity
6.4%SNAP enrollment
4.7%Transit barriers
3.6%No health insurance
11.9%Frequent mental distress
22.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Highlands

Average gross rent is $3,501, 81% above the Los Angeles average. Running hot, local political climate reads 9.5/10.

On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10. The voucher gap is 33.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.

22% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. 62% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Los Angeles County average of 53.8%. Adults with no health insurance runs 3.6% against 11.3% nationally.

Housing insecurity runs 7.0% against 14.2% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 93rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 2.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06037108203

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037108203?

Census tract 06037108203 in the Highlands 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 06037108203?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037108203?

5.3% of residents in tract 06037108203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,170.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037108203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 72th, minority 78th, housing 3th.

Is tract 06037108203 considered part of Highlands?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037108203 fall within Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037108203 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.0% 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. 3.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037108203 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037108203 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Los Angeles

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