Neighborhood · Ranked #550 of 84,120 nationally

Flower District Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037226002 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 1,960 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

The Flower District area of Los Angeles is where census tract 06037226002 sits, home to 1,960 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 7.4/10. That is riskier than about 98% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,604 a month against an average household income of $51,917 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 86% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.9

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 45% Stable renters 41% Owners 14%

Tract context

Occupied units1,209

Renter share86.2%

SVI overall0.90

Poverty rate29.5%

Median income$51,917

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.0326, -118.2478 · click any tract to drill in

Why Flower District scores 8.9

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

29.5% poverty · this tract

7.4

Supply constraint

$1,604 rent vs county FMR

1.1

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 Flower District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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

98%Socioeconomic
13%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
96%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Flower District. 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.

20.8%Housing insecurity
10.6%Utility-shutoff threat
24.2%Food insecurity
24.0%SNAP enrollment
12.4%Transit barriers
10.7%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
31.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Flower District

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 Hispanic or Latino 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.6% 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 06037226002

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037226002?

Census tract 06037226002 in the Flower District neighborhood scores 8.9/10 (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 06037226002?

Median gross rent is $1,604/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037226002?

29.5% of residents in tract 06037226002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,960.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037226002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 13th, minority 82th, housing 96th.

Is tract 06037226002 considered part of Flower District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037226002 fall within Flower District (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037226002 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.8% 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. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037226002 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037226002 scores 8.9/10, 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.