Neighborhood · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally

Normandie Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pasadena

Tract 06037461501 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,615 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Here is how census tract 06037461501, in the Normandie Heights neighborhood of Pasadena eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.2/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,615. That is riskier than about 81% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,233 a month while the average household earns $96,313 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 18% Owners 56%

Tract context

Occupied units1,293

Renter share44.1%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate11.0%

Median income$96,313

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pasadena and the region

Centroid at 34.1742, -118.1372 · click any tract to drill in

Why Normandie Heights scores 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Pasadena

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

11.0% poverty · this tract

2.7

Supply constraint

$2,233 rent vs county FMR

3.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Pasadena

6.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Pasadena

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Pasadena

6.4

How Normandie Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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

53%Socioeconomic
55%Household composition
83%Racial/ethnic minority
84%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
100%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 Normandie 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.

13.9%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
14.9%Food insecurity
12.6%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
8.7%No health insurance
14.6%Frequent mental distress
26.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Normandie Heights

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Pasadena 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 in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 72nd 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.

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.

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 06037461501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037461501?

Census tract 06037461501 in the Normandie Heights neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (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 06037461501?

Median gross rent is $2,233/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037461501?

11.0% of residents in tract 06037461501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,615.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037461501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 55th, minority 83th, housing 84th.

Is tract 06037461501 considered part of Normandie Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037461501 fall within Normandie Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037461501 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.9% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037461501 compare to Pasadena overall?

Tract 06037461501 scores 6.8/10, lower than the parent city of Pasadena at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pasadena eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037461501 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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