Neighborhood · Ranked #2,214 of 84,120 nationally

Adams Square Eviction Risk: Elevated , Glendale

Tract 06037186301 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,619 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

The Adams Square neighborhood of Glendale anchors census tract 06037186301, which lands at 7.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 97% of US census tracts.

65% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,822 a month while the average household earns $71,518 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 46% Stable renters 25% Owners 29%

Tract context

Occupied units876

Renter share70.5%

SVI overall0.93

Poverty rate19.9%

Median income$71,518

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Glendale and the region

Centroid at 34.1224, -118.2404 · click any tract to drill in

Why Adams Square scores 7.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Glendale

9.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

19.9% poverty · this tract

5.0

Supply constraint

$1,822 rent vs county FMR

1.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Glendale

10.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

9.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Glendale

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Glendale

9.0

How Adams Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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

93%Socioeconomic
86%Household composition
86%Racial/ethnic minority
76%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
30%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Adams Square. 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.

20.3%Housing insecurity
8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
24.2%Food insecurity
20.8%SNAP enrollment
11.8%Transit barriers
14.2%No health insurance
17.3%Frequent mental distress
31.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Adams Square

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 Glendale 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 20.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 06037186301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037186301?

Census tract 06037186301 in the Adams Square neighborhood scores 7.9/10 (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 06037186301?

Median gross rent is $1,822/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037186301?

19.9% of residents in tract 06037186301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,619.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037186301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 86th, minority 86th, housing 76th.

Is tract 06037186301 considered part of Adams Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037186301 fall within Adams Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037186301 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.3% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037186301 compare to Glendale overall?

Tract 06037186301 scores 7.9/10, lower than the parent city of Glendale at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Glendale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037186301 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Glendale

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