Neighborhood · Ranked #2,892 of 84,120 nationally

Westchester Eviction Risk: Elevated , Los Angeles

Tract 06037276607 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,787 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 06037276607 covers the Westchester area of Los Angeles, home to 2,787 residents. For landlords it grades 7.4/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 98% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,878 monthly, set against $94,491 in average yearly household income, roughly 37% of income at the averages. Renters make up 74% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.6

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 45% Stable renters 29% Owners 26%

Tract context

Occupied units1,384

Renter share74.5%

SVI overall0.32

Poverty rate20.1%

Median income$94,491

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 33.9568, -118.4215 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westchester scores 7.6

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

20.1% poverty · this tract

5.0

Supply constraint

$2,878 rent vs county FMR

6.0

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 Westchester compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

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

45%Socioeconomic
0%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
82%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Westchester. 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.

12.0%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
13.8%Food insecurity
12.4%SNAP enrollment
8.6%Transit barriers
5.5%No health insurance
18.8%Frequent mental distress
25.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westchester

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 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.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 32nd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 06037276607

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037276607?

Census tract 06037276607 in the Westchester neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (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 06037276607?

Median gross rent is $2,878/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037276607?

20.1% of residents in tract 06037276607 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,787.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037276607?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 0th, minority 66th, housing 82th.

Is tract 06037276607 considered part of Westchester?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037276607 fall within Westchester (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037276607 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.0% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037276607 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037276607 scores 7.6/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

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