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Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Hewitt Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037122420 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,113 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 06037122420 covers part of the Hewitt area of Los Angeles, CA, and scores 9.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,113 residents. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.

Risk score
9.9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 29% Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units1,285
Renter share71.1%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate16.5%
Median income$76,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#18 of 21 tracts In Hewitt
Very Low
Within parent city
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#240 of 1,117 tracts In Los Angeles
High
Within county
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#82 of 2,495 tracts In Los Angeles
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.2036, -118.3833 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hewitt scores 9.9

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
16.5% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,657 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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 Hewitt compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hewitt risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 9.99.9This tracttract 122420Los Angeles: 9.89.8Los Angelesparent cityCounty: 8.48.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 7.57.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Hewitt. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hewitt

31% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running hot, local political climate reads 9.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10.

71% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Against the Los Angeles County average of 8.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points. Food insecurity runs 30.2% against 17.8% nationally.

Housing insecurity runs 24.8% against 14.2% nationally. Cost burden runs 59% here against 53.8% across Los Angeles County. Average gross rent is $1,657, 14% below the Los Angeles average.

Nationally it ranks #1 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.4 points hotter.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037122420

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037122420?

Census tract 06037122420 in the Hewitt neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06037122420?

Median gross rent is $1,657/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037122420?

16.5% of residents in tract 06037122420 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,113.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037122420?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 60th, minority 92th, housing 82th.
Q5

Is tract 06037122420 considered part of Hewitt?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037122420 fall within Hewitt (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06037122420 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.8% 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. 10.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06037122420 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037122420 scores 9.9/10, right in line with 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.

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