Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Ramona Gardens Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037203720 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,892 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

06037203720 is a census tract in the Ramona Gardens area of Los Angeles, CA. It scores 9.9/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,892 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 45% Stable renters 23% Owners 32%

Tract context

Occupied units986

Renter share68.6%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate24.7%

Median income$70,833

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.0469, -118.2032 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ramona Gardens 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

24.7% poverty · this tract

6.2

Supply constraint

$1,429 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 Ramona Gardens 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.

99%Socioeconomic
89%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
56%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
0%Grade C
100%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 Ramona Gardens. 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.

31.4%Housing insecurity
14.0%Utility-shutoff threat
40.0%Food insecurity
36.2%SNAP enrollment
18.6%Transit barriers
25.9%No health insurance
19.6%Frequent mental distress
41.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ramona Gardens

Food insecurity runs 40.0% against 17.8% nationally. 29% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

On the high side, local political climate reads 9.5/10. SNAP participation runs 36.2% against 15.2% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10.

Cost burden runs around two-thirds here against 53.8% across Los Angeles County. 69% 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.

Average gross rent is $1,429, 26% below the Los Angeles average. It sits 1.5 points above the Los Angeles County average of 8.4. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground D ("Hazardous"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today. That is riskier than roughly 100% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037203720

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037203720?

Census tract 06037203720 in the Ramona Gardens 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.

What is the average rent in tract 06037203720?

Median gross rent is $1,429/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037203720?

24.7% of residents in tract 06037203720 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,892.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037203720?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 89th, minority 97th, housing 56th.

Is tract 06037203720 considered part of Ramona Gardens?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037203720 fall within Ramona Gardens (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037203720 struggle to pay rent?

About 31.4% 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. 14.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037203720 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037203720 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.

Was tract 06037203720 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 100% 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.

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