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

Westmont Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06037600501 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,597 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

How risky is Westmont in Westmont for landlords? Census tract 06037600501 scores 6.3/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 84th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 76% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 54% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,722 a month against an average household income of $81,458 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 35% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 8% Owners 65%

Tract context

Occupied units875

Renter share35.3%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate10.4%

Median income$81,458

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Westmont and the region

Centroid at 33.9345, -118.3221 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westmont scores 7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Westmont

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

10.4% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$1,722 rent vs county FMR

1.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Westmont

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Westmont

9.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Westmont

7.5

How Westmont compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

59%Socioeconomic
88%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
65%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Westmont. 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.

20.8%Housing insecurity
11.2%Utility-shutoff threat
23.2%Food insecurity
24.7%SNAP enrollment
12.1%Transit barriers
7.3%No health insurance
17.1%Frequent mental distress
34.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westmont

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Westmont, 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 20.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 06037600501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037600501?

Census tract 06037600501 in the Westmont 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 06037600501?

Median gross rent is $1,722/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 76% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037600501?

10.4% of residents in tract 06037600501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,597.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037600501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 88th, minority 97th, housing 65th.

Is tract 06037600501 considered part of Westmont?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037600501 fall within Westmont (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037600501 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.8% 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. 11.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037600501 compare to Westmont overall?

Tract 06037600501 scores 7/10, lower than the parent city of Westmont at 8.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westmont; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Westmont

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