Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Moneta Eviction Risk: Elevated , Gardena

Tract 06037603302 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,117 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 06037603302 covers the Moneta area of Gardena, home to 4,117 residents. For landlords it grades 5.8/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #25,430 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,799 a month while the average household earns $76,929 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 25% Owners 58%

Tract context

Occupied units1,584

Renter share41.5%

SVI overall0.82

Poverty rate8.0%

Median income$76,929

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gardena and the region

Centroid at 33.8741, -118.3082 · click any tract to drill in

Why Moneta scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Gardena

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

$1,799 rent vs county FMR

1.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Gardena

7.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Gardena

9.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Gardena

6.6

How Moneta compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

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

76%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
91%Racial/ethnic minority
74%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
0%Grade C
35%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 Moneta. 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.

16.0%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
21.4%Food insecurity
16.9%SNAP enrollment
9.7%Transit barriers
10.8%No health insurance
14.8%Frequent mental distress
31.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Moneta

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Gardena, 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.

The tract is Asian and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 82nd 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.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 35% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037603302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037603302?

Census tract 06037603302 in the Moneta neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (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 06037603302?

Median gross rent is $1,799/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037603302?

8.0% of residents in tract 06037603302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,117.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037603302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 70th, minority 91th, housing 74th.

Is tract 06037603302 considered part of Moneta?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037603302 fall within Moneta (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037603302 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.0% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037603302 compare to Gardena overall?

Tract 06037603302 scores 6.2/10, lower than the parent city of Gardena at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gardena; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037603302 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 35% 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 Gardena

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