Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,434 of 84,120 nationally
Sparr Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Glendale
Tract 06037300503 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,063 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 06037300503 sits in the Sparr Heights neighborhood of Glendale, California. It has a population of 5,063 and an eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). 63% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 31% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,142/month against a median household income of $59,821 — roughly 43% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units2,245
Renter share75.5%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate12.0%
Median income$59,821
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Glendale and the region
Centroid at 34.2109, -118.2283 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sparr Heights scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Glendale
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
12.0% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$2,142 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Glendale
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Glendale
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Glendale
5.9
How Sparr Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%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
- 94%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 Sparr Heights. 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.
- 10.4%Housing insecurity
- 4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.0%Food insecurity
- 10.7%SNAP enrollment
- 6.5%Transit barriers
- 5.5%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 25.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 06037300503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037300503?
Census tract 06037300503 in the Sparr Heights neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06037300503?
Median gross rent is $2,142/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06037300503?
12.0% of residents in tract 06037300503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,063.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06037300503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 63th, minority 69th, housing 56th.
Q5
Is tract 06037300503 considered part of Sparr Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037300503 fall within Sparr Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06037300503 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.4% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06037300503 compare to Glendale overall?
Tract 06037300503 scores 6.2/10 — lower than the parent city of Glendale at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Glendale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 06037300503 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 Glendale
Top eight tracts in Glendale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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