Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Tarzana Eviction Risk: Elevated , Los Angeles

Tract 06037139402 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,893 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

In the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles, census tract 06037139402 scores 7.2/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 97th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 66% of renter households, a severe level, and 66% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $159,926 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 2% Owners 95%

Tract context

Occupied units955

Renter share5.2%

SVI overall0.09

Poverty rate11.3%

Median income$159,926

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.1678, -118.5518 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tarzana scores 6.3

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

11.3% poverty · this tract

2.8

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 Tarzana compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 9

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

18%Socioeconomic
47%Household composition
41%Racial/ethnic minority
2%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Tarzana. 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.

7.2%Housing insecurity
3.6%Utility-shutoff threat
8.0%Food insecurity
7.6%SNAP enrollment
5.0%Transit barriers
3.8%No health insurance
14.3%Frequent mental distress
27.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tarzana

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 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 9th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.6% 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 06037139402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037139402?

Census tract 06037139402 in the Tarzana neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 06037139402?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037139402?

11.3% of residents in tract 06037139402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,893.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037139402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 47th, minority 41th, housing 2th.

Is tract 06037139402 considered part of Tarzana?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037139402 fall within Tarzana (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037139402 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.2% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037139402 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037139402 scores 6.3/10, 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.