Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Westgate Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Los Angeles

Tract 06037262302 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,839 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 06037262302 runs through the Westgate Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. With 2,839 residents, it scores 6.2/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

25% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,431 a month while the average household earns $191,316 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 21% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units1,334

Renter share27.7%

SVI overall0.11

Poverty rate8.2%

Median income$191,316

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.0751, -118.4768 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westgate Heights scores 6

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

8.2% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$2,431 rent vs county FMR

4.3

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 Westgate Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

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

2%Socioeconomic
38%Household composition
29%Racial/ethnic minority
30%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

24%Grade A
8%Grade B
0%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.

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.

5.8%Housing insecurity
3.0%Utility-shutoff threat
5.7%Food insecurity
5.1%SNAP enrollment
4.0%Transit barriers
2.9%No health insurance
12.8%Frequent mental distress
23.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westgate Heights

The score leans hardest on 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 about the same as the Los Angeles County average of 6.5 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

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 06037262302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037262302?

Census tract 06037262302 in the Westgate Heights neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 06037262302?

Median gross rent is $2,431/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037262302?

8.2% of residents in tract 06037262302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,839.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037262302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 38th, minority 29th, housing 30th.

Is tract 06037262302 considered part of Westgate Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037262302 fall within Westgate Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037262302 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.8% 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. 3.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037262302 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037262302 scores 6/10, 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 06037262302 historically redlined?

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