Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Madison Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pasadena

Tract 06037463700 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,473 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Eviction risk in the Madison Heights area of Pasadena centers on tract 06037463700, which scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,473 residents. On the national scale it ranks #34,868 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

28% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,064 a month against an average household income of $175,230 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 48% Owners 33%

Tract context

Occupied units1,775

Renter share67.2%

SVI overall0.10

Poverty rate5.5%

Median income$175,230

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pasadena and the region

Centroid at 34.1381, -118.1572 · click any tract to drill in

Why Madison Heights scores 5.8

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

5.5% poverty · this tract

1.4

Supply constraint

$3,064 rent vs county FMR

6.7

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 Madison Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 10

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

2%Socioeconomic
16%Household composition
52%Racial/ethnic minority
33%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.

2%Grade A
6%Grade B
46%Grade C
22%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 Madison 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.

6.3%Housing insecurity
2.9%Utility-shutoff threat
6.4%Food insecurity
4.8%SNAP enrollment
4.2%Transit barriers
3.2%No health insurance
12.2%Frequent mental distress
20.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Madison Heights

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.

Part of this tract, about 22% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.9% 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 06037463700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037463700?

Census tract 06037463700 in the Madison Heights neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 06037463700?

Median gross rent is $3,064/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037463700?

5.5% of residents in tract 06037463700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,473.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037463700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 16th, minority 52th, housing 33th.

Is tract 06037463700 considered part of Madison Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037463700 fall within Madison Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037463700 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.3% 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. 2.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037463700 compare to Pasadena overall?

Tract 06037463700 scores 5.8/10, 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 06037463700 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. 22% 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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