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Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

La Crescenta Eviction Risk: Moderate , La Crescenta-Montrose

Tract 06037300501 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,785 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Tract 06037300501, home to 2,785 residents in the La Crescenta neighborhood of La Crescenta-Montrose, scores 6.1/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 79th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 81% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 56% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,556 a month against an average household income of $106,333 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 8% Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,010
Renter share40.8%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$106,333

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In La Crescenta
Moderate
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In La Crescenta-Montrose
Elevated
Within county
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#2,289 of 2,495 tracts In Los Angeles
Very Low
Within state
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#7,017 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across La Crescenta-Montrose and the region

Centroid at 34.2207, -118.2400 · click any tract to drill in

Why La Crescenta scores 4

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
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,556 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from La Crescenta-Montrose
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from La Crescenta-Montrose
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from La Crescenta-Montrose
5.9

How La Crescenta compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
La Crescenta risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.04.0This tracttract 300501La Crescenta-Montr: 8.18.1La Crescenta-Montrparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

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

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.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in La Crescenta

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.4/10. 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 below 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 50th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 06037300501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037300501?

Census tract 06037300501 in the La Crescenta neighborhood scores 4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06037300501?

Median gross rent is $2,556/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037300501?

4.4% of residents in tract 06037300501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,785.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037300501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 55th, minority 69th, housing 43th.
Q5

Is tract 06037300501 considered part of La Crescenta?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037300501 fall within La Crescenta (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06037300501 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.9% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06037300501 compare to La Crescenta-Montrose overall?

Tract 06037300501 scores 4/10, 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.
Q8

Was tract 06037300501 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.

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