Neighborhood · Ranked #4,782 of 84,120 nationally

Bungalow Heaven Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pasadena

Tract 06037462301 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,504 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

For landlords sizing up the Bungalow Heaven area of Pasadena, census tract 06037462301 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.1/10. On the national scale it ranks #17,740 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,001 a month while the average household earns $89,018 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 80% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 40% Owners 20%

Tract context

Occupied units1,739

Renter share80.0%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate11.3%

Median income$89,018

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pasadena and the region

Centroid at 34.1550, -118.1270 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bungalow Heaven scores 7

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

11.3% poverty · this tract

2.8

Supply constraint

$2,001 rent vs county FMR

2.6

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 Bungalow Heaven compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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

83%Socioeconomic
17%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
75%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
4%Grade B
96%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 Bungalow Heaven. 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.

16.0%Housing insecurity
7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
18.0%Food insecurity
15.6%SNAP enrollment
9.2%Transit barriers
10.0%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
27.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bungalow Heaven

The heaviest input here is 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 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 16.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 06037462301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037462301?

Census tract 06037462301 in the Bungalow Heaven neighborhood scores 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 06037462301?

Median gross rent is $2,001/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037462301?

11.3% of residents in tract 06037462301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,504.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037462301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 17th, minority 82th, housing 75th.

Is tract 06037462301 considered part of Bungalow Heaven?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037462301 fall within Bungalow Heaven (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037462301 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.0% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037462301 compare to Pasadena overall?

Tract 06037462301 scores 7/10, 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 06037462301 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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