Neighborhood · Ranked #2,663 of 84,120 nationally

Adams Square Eviction Risk: Elevated , Glendale

Tract 06037302505 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,281 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.5/10 for census tract 06037302505 reflects conditions in the Adams Square area of Glendale, California. That is riskier than roughly 88% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,709 a month against an average household income of $70,903 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 95% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 56% Stable renters 39% Owners 5%

Tract context

Occupied units1,309

Renter share95.4%

SVI overall0.93

Poverty rate16.4%

Median income$70,903

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Glendale and the region

Centroid at 34.1273, -118.2531 · click any tract to drill in

Why Adams Square scores 7.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

16.4% poverty · this tract

4.1

Supply constraint

$1,709 rent vs county FMR

1.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Glendale

9.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Glendale

9.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Glendale

7.7

How Adams Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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

78%Socioeconomic
88%Household composition
63%Racial/ethnic minority
97%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
23%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 Adams Square. 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.

17.6%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
22.0%Food insecurity
21.2%SNAP enrollment
10.9%Transit barriers
11.1%No health insurance
18.8%Frequent mental distress
34.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Adams Square

The heaviest input here 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 Glendale eviction risk, 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 above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 93rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 06037302505

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037302505?

Census tract 06037302505 in the Adams Square neighborhood scores 7.7/10 (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 06037302505?

Median gross rent is $1,709/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037302505?

16.4% of residents in tract 06037302505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,281.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037302505?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 88th, minority 63th, housing 97th.

Is tract 06037302505 considered part of Adams Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037302505 fall within Adams Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037302505 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.6% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037302505 compare to Glendale overall?

Tract 06037302505 scores 7.7/10, lower than the parent city of Glendale at 8.3/10. 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.

Was tract 06037302505 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.

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