Neighborhood · Ranked #237 of 84,120 nationally

Westmont Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06037240401 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 6,409 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 7.3/10 for census tract 06037240401 reflects conditions in the Westmont area of Westmont, California. That is riskier than about 98% of US census tracts.

72% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,559 monthly, set against $39,280 in average yearly household income, roughly 48% of income at the averages. Renters make up 71% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

9.2

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 51% Stable renters 20% Owners 29%

Tract context

Occupied units1,546

Renter share71.5%

SVI overall0.96

Poverty rate27.0%

Median income$39,280

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Westmont and the region

Centroid at 33.9499, -118.2857 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westmont scores 9.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Westmont

9.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

27.0% poverty · this tract

6.8

Supply constraint

$1,559 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Westmont

10.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

9.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Westmont

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Westmont

9.0

How Westmont compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

96%Socioeconomic
92%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
79%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
100%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 Westmont. 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.

38.5%Housing insecurity
19.6%Utility-shutoff threat
49.6%Food insecurity
49.6%SNAP enrollment
23.8%Transit barriers
26.8%No health insurance
22.5%Frequent mental distress
46.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westmont

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 Westmont, 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 96th 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 06037240401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037240401?

Census tract 06037240401 in the Westmont neighborhood scores 9.2/10 (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 06037240401?

Median gross rent is $1,559/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037240401?

27.0% of residents in tract 06037240401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,409.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037240401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 92th, minority 99th, housing 79th.

Is tract 06037240401 considered part of Westmont?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037240401 fall within Westmont (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037240401 struggle to pay rent?

About 38.5% 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. 19.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037240401 compare to Westmont overall?

Tract 06037240401 scores 9.2/10, higher than the parent city of Westmont at 8.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westmont; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037240401 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. 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Westmont

Top eight tracts in Westmont ranked by composite eviction-risk score.