Neighborhood · Ranked #342 of 84,120 nationally

Van Ness Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037234902 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,558 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

In the Van Ness area of Los Angeles, census tract 06037234902 scores 7.2/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 97% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 76% of renter households, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,117 a month while the average household earns $28,415 a year, roughly 47% of income at the averages. Renters make up 86% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

9.1

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 65% Stable renters 21% Owners 14%

Tract context

Occupied units2,054

Renter share86.5%

SVI overall0.99

Poverty rate24.3%

Median income$28,415

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 33.9823, -118.3341 · click any tract to drill in

Why Van Ness scores 9.1

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

24.3% poverty · this tract

6.1

Supply constraint

$1,117 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 Van Ness compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

96%Socioeconomic
94%Household composition
92%Racial/ethnic minority
96%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
77%Grade C
23%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 Van Ness. 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.

33.4%Housing insecurity
19.3%Utility-shutoff threat
42.2%Food insecurity
46.6%SNAP enrollment
20.9%Transit barriers
16.3%No health insurance
21.3%Frequent mental distress
43.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Van Ness

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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 33.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 19.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 99th 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 06037234902

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037234902?

Census tract 06037234902 in the Van Ness neighborhood scores 9.1/10 (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 06037234902?

Median gross rent is $1,117/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 76% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037234902?

24.3% of residents in tract 06037234902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,558.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037234902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 94th, minority 92th, housing 96th.

Is tract 06037234902 considered part of Van Ness?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037234902 fall within Van Ness (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037234902 struggle to pay rent?

About 33.4% 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. 19.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037234902 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037234902 scores 9.1/10, 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.

Was tract 06037234902 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. 23% 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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