Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally

Bungalow Heaven Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pasadena

Tract 06037462600 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,349 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

In the Bungalow Heaven neighborhood of Pasadena, census tract 06037462600 scores 5.5/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 59th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 26% of renter households, a moderate level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,628 a month while the average household earns $138,500 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 22% Owners 70%

Tract context

Occupied units944

Renter share29.7%

SVI overall0.35

Poverty rate9.0%

Median income$138,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pasadena and the region

Centroid at 34.1610, -118.1135 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bungalow Heaven scores 6.1

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

9.0% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$2,628 rent vs county FMR

5.0

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: 35

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

35%Socioeconomic
49%Household composition
61%Racial/ethnic minority
25%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

22%Grade A
71%Grade B
0%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.

8.1%Housing insecurity
3.8%Utility-shutoff threat
8.5%Food insecurity
7.0%SNAP enrollment
5.0%Transit barriers
4.5%No health insurance
12.9%Frequent mental distress
23.9%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 below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037462600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037462600?

Census tract 06037462600 in the Bungalow Heaven neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 06037462600?

Median gross rent is $2,628/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037462600?

9.0% of residents in tract 06037462600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,349.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037462600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 49th, minority 61th, housing 25th.

Is tract 06037462600 considered part of Bungalow Heaven?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037462600 fall within Bungalow Heaven (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037462600 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.1% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037462600 compare to Pasadena overall?

Tract 06037462600 scores 6.1/10, 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 06037462600 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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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