Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

La Crescenta Eviction Risk: Moderate , La Crescenta-Montrose

Tract 06037300400 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,732 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

For landlords sizing up the La Crescenta neighborhood of La Crescenta-Montrose, census tract 06037300400 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.3/10. It lands near the 84th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,788 a month while the average household earns $130,799 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 10% Owners 77%

Tract context

Occupied units1,833

Renter share23.6%

SVI overall0.64

Poverty rate1.0%

Median income$130,799

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across La Crescenta-Montrose and the region

Centroid at 34.2285, -118.2564 · click any tract to drill in

Why La Crescenta scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from La Crescenta-Montrose

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

1.0% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,788 rent vs county FMR

5.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from La Crescenta-Montrose

9.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from La Crescenta-Montrose

9.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from La Crescenta-Montrose

7.7

How La Crescenta compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

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

54%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
55%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
0%Grade B
49%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 La Crescenta. 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.

7.9%Housing insecurity
3.5%Utility-shutoff threat
8.5%Food insecurity
6.7%SNAP enrollment
5.0%Transit barriers
4.2%No health insurance
13.6%Frequent mental distress
22.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in La Crescenta

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 La Crescenta-Montrose, 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.

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

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.5% 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 06037300400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037300400?

Census tract 06037300400 in the La Crescenta neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 06037300400?

Median gross rent is $2,788/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037300400?

1.0% of residents in tract 06037300400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,732.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037300400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 70th, minority 72th, housing 55th.

Is tract 06037300400 considered part of La Crescenta?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037300400 fall within La Crescenta (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037300400 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037300400 compare to La Crescenta-Montrose overall?

Tract 06037300400 scores 5.5/10, lower than the parent city of La Crescenta-Montrose at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from La Crescenta-Montrose; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037300400 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 La Crescenta-Montrose

Top eight tracts in La Crescenta-Montrose ranked by composite eviction-risk score.