Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Van Ness Eviction Risk: Elevated , Los Angeles

Tract 06037600801 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,761 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Tract 06037600801, home to 2,761 residents in the Van Ness neighborhood of Los Angeles, scores 6.3/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 84th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,157 a month against an average household income of $110,625 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 13% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units1,213

Renter share27.4%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate8.0%

Median income$110,625

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 33.9655, -118.3221 · click any tract to drill in

Why Van Ness scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Los Angeles

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

8.0% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$2,157 rent vs county FMR

3.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Los Angeles

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Los Angeles

9.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Los Angeles

7.5

How Van Ness compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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

50%Socioeconomic
45%Household composition
98%Racial/ethnic minority
53%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

83%Grade A
17%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 Van Ness. 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.

16.7%Housing insecurity
8.3%Utility-shutoff threat
17.8%Food insecurity
17.7%SNAP enrollment
9.3%Transit barriers
5.7%No health insurance
15.1%Frequent mental distress
30.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Van Ness

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 Los Angeles eviction risk, 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 16.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 06037600801

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037600801?

Census tract 06037600801 in the Van Ness neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 06037600801?

Median gross rent is $2,157/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037600801?

8.0% of residents in tract 06037600801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,761.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037600801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 45th, minority 98th, housing 53th.

Is tract 06037600801 considered part of Van Ness?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037600801 fall within Van Ness (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037600801 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.7% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037600801 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037600801 scores 6.3/10, lower than the parent city of Los Angeles at 9.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Los Angeles eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037600801 historically redlined?

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