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Lamanda Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pasadena

Tract 06037462900 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,828 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

For landlords sizing up the Lamanda Park neighborhood of Pasadena, census tract 06037462900 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than about 76% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,264 a month while the average household earns $121,176 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 10% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,430

Renter share19.9%

SVI overall0.37

Poverty rate5.8%

Median income$121,176

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pasadena and the region

Centroid at 34.1538, -118.0901 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lamanda Park scores 6

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

5.8% poverty · this tract

1.4

Supply constraint

$2,264 rent vs county FMR

3.6

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 Lamanda Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 37

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

30%Socioeconomic
57%Household composition
78%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.

0%Grade A
34%Grade B
0%Grade C
16%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 Lamanda Park. 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.

10.7%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
12.1%Food insecurity
10.2%SNAP enrollment
6.4%Transit barriers
6.3%No health insurance
13.9%Frequent mental distress
26.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lamanda Park

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 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 10.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Part of this tract, about 16% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was B ("Still Desirable"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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 06037462900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037462900?

Census tract 06037462900 in the Lamanda Park neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 06037462900?

Median gross rent is $2,264/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037462900?

5.8% of residents in tract 06037462900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,828.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037462900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 57th, minority 78th, housing 25th.

Is tract 06037462900 considered part of Lamanda Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037462900 fall within Lamanda Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037462900 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.7% 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.

How does tract 06037462900 compare to Pasadena overall?

Tract 06037462900 scores 6/10, 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 06037462900 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. 16% 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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