Neighborhood · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally

Oak Knoll Eviction Risk: Elevated , San Marino

Tract 06037480400 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,517 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

The Oak Knoll neighborhood of San Marino is where census tract 06037480400 sits, home to 5,517 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.2/10. It lands near the 81st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 63% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,117 monthly, set against $90,580 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 19% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units2,443

Renter share52.0%

SVI overall0.61

Poverty rate12.4%

Median income$90,580

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Marino and the region

Centroid at 34.1040, -118.1322 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oak Knoll scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from San Marino

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

12.4% poverty · this tract

3.1

Supply constraint

$2,117 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from San Marino

7.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from San Marino

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from San Marino

6.6

How Oak Knoll compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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

54%Socioeconomic
50%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
56%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
58%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 Oak Knoll. 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.

11.3%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
14.2%Food insecurity
10.9%SNAP enrollment
6.9%Transit barriers
7.2%No health insurance
13.0%Frequent mental distress
25.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Oak Knoll

What moves this score most 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 San Marino, 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% 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 06037480400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037480400?

Census tract 06037480400 in the Oak Knoll neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (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 06037480400?

Median gross rent is $2,117/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037480400?

12.4% of residents in tract 06037480400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,517.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037480400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 50th, minority 87th, housing 56th.

Is tract 06037480400 considered part of Oak Knoll?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037480400 fall within Oak Knoll (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037480400 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.3% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037480400 compare to San Marino overall?

Tract 06037480400 scores 6.7/10, lower than the parent city of San Marino at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Marino; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037480400 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Marino

Top eight tracts in San Marino ranked by composite eviction-risk score.