Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally

Sun Valley Eviction Risk: Elevated , Los Angeles

Tract 06037121221 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,237 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 06037121221 sits in the Sun Valley area of Los Angeles eviction risk, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.3/10. That is riskier than roughly 84% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,714 a month against an average household income of $90,417 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 16% Owners 77%

Tract context

Occupied units516

Renter share23.3%

SVI overall0.61

Poverty rate9.3%

Median income$90,417

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.2276, -118.3956 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sun Valley scores 6.9

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

9.3% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$1,714 rent vs county FMR

1.5

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 Sun Valley compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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

78%Socioeconomic
26%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
35%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Sun Valley. 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.

21.1%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
24.7%Food insecurity
19.0%SNAP enrollment
11.5%Transit barriers
17.9%No health insurance
16.4%Frequent mental distress
33.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sun Valley

What moves this score most 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 about the same as the Los Angeles County average of 6.5 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 61st 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 06037121221

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037121221?

Census tract 06037121221 in the Sun Valley neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (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 06037121221?

Median gross rent is $1,714/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037121221?

9.3% of residents in tract 06037121221 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,237.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037121221?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 26th, minority 87th, housing 35th.

Is tract 06037121221 considered part of Sun Valley?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037121221 fall within Sun Valley (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037121221 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.1% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037121221 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037121221 scores 6.9/10, 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

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