Neighborhood · Ranked #2,339 of 84,120 nationally

Westchester Triangle Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037278001 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,220 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 06037278001 covers part of the Westchester Triangle area of Los Angeles, CA, and scores 9.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,220. The severe-burden share is 47%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

9.7

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 22% Owners 55%

Tract context

Occupied units1,088

Renter share44.2%

SVI overall0.35

Poverty rate14.6%

Median income$96,429

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 33.9560, -118.4022 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westchester Triangle scores 9.7

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

14.6% poverty · this tract

3.6

Supply constraint

$2,595 rent vs county FMR

4.9

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 Triangle compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

35%Socioeconomic
13%Household composition
71%Racial/ethnic minority
48%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Westchester Triangle. 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.

11.3%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
11.9%Food insecurity
10.3%SNAP enrollment
6.9%Transit barriers
5.8%No health insurance
15.3%Frequent mental distress
24.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westchester Triangle

The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. On the high side, local political climate reads 9.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10.

Average gross rent is $2,595, 34% above the Los Angeles average. Annualized rent equals 32% of average household income of $96,429, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. Against the Los Angeles County average of 8.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points.

Nationally it ranks #2,339 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.2 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for about half of renters.

44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037278001

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037278001?

Census tract 06037278001 in the Westchester Triangle neighborhood scores 9.7/10 (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 06037278001?

Median gross rent is $2,595/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037278001?

14.6% of residents in tract 06037278001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,220.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037278001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 13th, minority 71th, housing 48th.

Is tract 06037278001 considered part of Westchester Triangle?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037278001 fall within Westchester Triangle (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037278001 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.3% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037278001 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037278001 scores 9.7/10, right in line with 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.

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