Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Westmont Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06037240402 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,276 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 06037240402 covers part of the Westmont area of Los Angeles, CA, and scores 9.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. The severe-burden share is 43%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

9.9

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 23% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units1,122

Renter share51.9%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate27.0%

Median income$72,813

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Westmont and the region

Centroid at 33.9447, -118.2855 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westmont scores 9.9

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

6.7

Supply constraint

$1,305 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: 94

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

96%Socioeconomic
81%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
78%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
34%Grade B
66%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.

28.5%Housing insecurity
13.6%Utility-shutoff threat
34.3%Food insecurity
33.0%SNAP enrollment
16.4%Transit barriers
17.8%No health insurance
19.3%Frequent mental distress
39.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westmont

The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 9.5/10.

On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,305, 32% below the Los Angeles average.

SNAP participation runs 33.0% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 34.3% against 17.8% nationally. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Against the Los Angeles County average of 8.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") 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. That is riskier than roughly 100% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06037240402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037240402?

Census tract 06037240402 in the Westmont 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 06037240402?

Median gross rent is $1,305/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037240402?

27.0% of residents in tract 06037240402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,276.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037240402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 81th, minority 97th, housing 78th.

Is tract 06037240402 considered part of Westmont?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037240402 fall within Westmont (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037240402 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.5% 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. 13.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037240402 compare to Westmont overall?

Tract 06037240402 scores 9.9/10, higher than the parent city of Westmont at 9/10. 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 06037240402 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.