Neighborhood · Ranked #5,730 of 84,120 nationally

Sawtelle Japantown Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037271200 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,268 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Tract 06037271200 sits in the Sawtelle Japantown area of Los Angeles eviction risk, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 8.4/10. Population here is 2,268. What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.

Risk score

8.4

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 48% Owners 13%

Tract context

Occupied units1,237

Renter share87.0%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate6.1%

Median income$119,836

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.0314, -118.4420 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sawtelle Japantown scores 8.4

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

6.1% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$2,508 rent vs county FMR

4.6

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 Sawtelle Japantown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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

37%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
76%Racial/ethnic minority
86%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
48%Grade B
32%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 Sawtelle Japantown. 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.

10.0%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
10.3%Food insecurity
7.8%SNAP enrollment
6.1%Transit barriers
5.7%No health insurance
14.8%Frequent mental distress
20.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sawtelle Japantown

On the high side, local political climate reads 9.5/10. 87% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10.

The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Average gross rent is $2,508, 30% above the Los Angeles average.

Against Los Angeles County at 53.8%, 45% of renters here are cost-burdened. Food insecurity runs 10.3% against 17.8% nationally.

SNAP participation runs 7.8% against 15.2% nationally. 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.

Nationally it ranks #5,730 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06037271200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037271200?

Census tract 06037271200 in the Sawtelle Japantown neighborhood scores 8.4/10 (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 06037271200?

Median gross rent is $2,508/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037271200?

6.1% of residents in tract 06037271200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,268.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037271200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 3th, minority 76th, housing 86th.

Is tract 06037271200 considered part of Sawtelle Japantown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037271200 fall within Sawtelle Japantown (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037271200 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.0% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037271200 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037271200 scores 8.4/10, lower than 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 06037271200 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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