Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Harvard Park Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037238200 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 6,181 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

06037238200 is a census tract in the Harvard Park area of Los Angeles, CA. It scores 9.9/10 for landlords. It is home to 6,181 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 38% Stable renters 29% Owners 33%

Tract context

Occupied units2,208

Renter share67.5%

SVI overall0.95

Poverty rate19.4%

Median income$49,351

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 33.9635, -118.2980 · click any tract to drill in

Why Harvard Park 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

19.4% poverty · this tract

4.8

Supply constraint

$1,251 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 Harvard Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

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

85%Socioeconomic
89%Household composition
98%Racial/ethnic minority
94%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
65%Grade B
35%Grade C
0%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 Harvard 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.

27.0%Housing insecurity
14.8%Utility-shutoff threat
32.3%Food insecurity
35.1%SNAP enrollment
16.1%Transit barriers
11.3%No health insurance
19.2%Frequent mental distress
38.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Harvard Park

On the high side, local political climate reads 9.5/10. 27% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10.

SNAP participation runs 35.1% against 15.2% nationally. At $1,251 a month, rents run 35% under what the rest of Los Angeles commands.

This is renter territory: 67% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. It sits 1.5 points above the Los Angeles County average of 8.4. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 14.8% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Los Angeles. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.

On the national scale it lands near the 100th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 9.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.4 points hotter.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06037238200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037238200?

Census tract 06037238200 in the Harvard Park 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 06037238200?

Median gross rent is $1,251/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037238200?

19.4% of residents in tract 06037238200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,181.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037238200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 89th, minority 98th, housing 94th.

Is tract 06037238200 considered part of Harvard Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037238200 fall within Harvard Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037238200 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.0% 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. 14.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037238200 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037238200 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 06037238200 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% 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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