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Dayton Avenue Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037199001 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,214 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

With a score of 7.3/10, tract 06037199001 in the Dayton Avenue neighborhood of Los Angeles ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,214 residents. That is riskier than about 98% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,396 monthly, set against $51,917 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 91% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.6

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 56% Stable renters 34% Owners 10%

Tract context

Occupied units699

Renter share90.6%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate24.5%

Median income$51,917

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.0768, -118.2173 · click any tract to drill in

Why Dayton Avenue scores 8.6

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

24.5% poverty · this tract

6.1

Supply constraint

$1,396 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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 Dayton Avenue compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

97%Socioeconomic
86%Household composition
100%Racial/ethnic minority
65%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Dayton Avenue. 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.

26.6%Housing insecurity
11.6%Utility-shutoff threat
36.8%Food insecurity
32.1%SNAP enrollment
16.4%Transit barriers
20.5%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
39.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Dayton Avenue

The score leans hardest on 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 26.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 06037199001

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037199001?

Census tract 06037199001 in the Dayton Avenue neighborhood scores 8.6/10 (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 06037199001?

Median gross rent is $1,396/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037199001?

24.5% of residents in tract 06037199001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,214.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037199001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 86th, minority 100th, housing 65th.

Is tract 06037199001 considered part of Dayton Avenue?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037199001 fall within Dayton Avenue (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037199001 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.6% 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. 11.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037199001 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037199001 scores 8.6/10, 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

Highest-risk tracts in Los Angeles

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