Neighborhood · Ranked #4,622 of 84,120 nationally

Sherman Oaks Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037128802 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,186 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 06037128802 covers part of the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles, CA, and scores 8.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,186 residents. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.

Risk score

8.8

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 34% Owners 28%

Tract context

Occupied units2,112

Renter share71.4%

SVI overall0.58

Poverty rate5.9%

Median income$96,818

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.1685, -118.4553 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sherman Oaks scores 8.8

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

5.9% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$2,150 rent vs county FMR

3.2

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 Sherman Oaks compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

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

36%Socioeconomic
63%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
73%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Sherman Oaks. 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.

10.9%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
10.7%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
6.4%Transit barriers
5.8%No health insurance
16.2%Frequent mental distress
24.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sherman Oaks

Running hot, local political climate reads 9.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10. The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

This is renter territory: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Food insecurity runs 10.7% against 17.8% nationally.

Average gross rent is $2,150, 11% above the Los Angeles average. Nationally it ranks #4,622 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.3/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for about half of renters. It tracks the Los Angeles County average of 8.4 closely.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06037128802

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037128802?

Census tract 06037128802 in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood scores 8.8/10 (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 06037128802?

Median gross rent is $2,150/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037128802?

5.9% of residents in tract 06037128802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,186.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037128802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 63th, minority 66th, housing 73th.

Is tract 06037128802 considered part of Sherman Oaks?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037128802 fall within Sherman Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037128802 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.9% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037128802 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037128802 scores 8.8/10, 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.

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