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Saint James Park Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037221900 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,281 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 7.7/10 for census tract 06037221900 reflects conditions in the Saint James Park area of Los Angeles, California. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 72% of renter households, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,414 a month while the average household earns $26,421 a year, roughly 64% of income at the averages. Renters make up 96% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
9.6
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 69% Stable renters 27% Owners 4%
Tract context
Occupied units932
Renter share95.8%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate59.1%
Median income$26,421

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 18 tracts In Saint James Park
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1,117 tracts In Los Angeles
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 2,495 tracts In Los Angeles
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.0268, -118.2896 · click any tract to drill in

Why Saint James Park scores 9.6

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
59.1% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,414 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 Saint James Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Saint James Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 9.69.6This tracttract 221900Los Angeles: 9.99.9Los Angelesparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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

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.

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 Saint James Park. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Saint James Park

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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.

Part of this tract, about 6% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 90th 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 06037221900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037221900?

Census tract 06037221900 in the Saint James Park neighborhood scores 9.6/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06037221900?

Median gross rent is $1,414/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037221900?

59.1% of residents in tract 06037221900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,281.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037221900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 12th, minority 78th, housing 98th.
Q5

Is tract 06037221900 considered part of Saint James Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037221900 fall within Saint James Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06037221900 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.0% 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. 17.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06037221900 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037221900 scores 9.6/10, 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.
Q8

Was tract 06037221900 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. 6% 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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