Neighborhood · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally

Mission Hills Eviction Risk: Elevated , Los Angeles

Tract 06037117102 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,504 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

The Mission Hills area of Los Angeles anchors census tract 06037117102, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 95% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

83% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 62% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,322 a month while the average household earns $94,844 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 3% Owners 82%

Tract context

Occupied units805

Renter share18.1%

SVI overall0.74

Poverty rate9.7%

Median income$94,844

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.2482, -118.4598 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mission Hills scores 6.8

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

9.7% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$2,322 rent vs county FMR

3.8

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 Mission Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

80%Socioeconomic
50%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
58%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Mission Hills. 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.

18.3%Housing insecurity
7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
22.2%Food insecurity
18.6%SNAP enrollment
10.4%Transit barriers
13.3%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
32.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mission Hills

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 18.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 06037117102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037117102?

Census tract 06037117102 in the Mission Hills neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated 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 06037117102?

Median gross rent is $2,322/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 83% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037117102?

9.7% of residents in tract 06037117102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,504.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037117102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 50th, minority 84th, housing 58th.

Is tract 06037117102 considered part of Mission Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037117102 fall within Mission Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037117102 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.3% 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037117102 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037117102 scores 6.8/10, 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.

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