Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

Mint Canyon Eviction Risk: Elevated , Santa Clarita

Tract 06037920047 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 7,559 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

In the Mint Canyon neighborhood of Santa Clarita, census tract 06037920047 scores 6.7/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 91st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 60% of renter households, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,328 a month against an average household income of $66,417 a year, roughly 42% of income at the averages. About 93% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 56% Stable renters 37% Owners 7%

Tract context

Occupied units1,953

Renter share93.2%

SVI overall0.91

Poverty rate26.1%

Median income$66,417

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Clarita and the region

Centroid at 34.4116, -118.4517 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mint Canyon scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Santa Clarita

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

26.1% poverty · this tract

6.5

Supply constraint

$2,328 rent vs county FMR

3.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Santa Clarita

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Santa Clarita

6.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Santa Clarita

6.4

How Mint Canyon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

89%Socioeconomic
71%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
87%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Mint Canyon. 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.

26.9%Housing insecurity
12.1%Utility-shutoff threat
31.9%Food insecurity
29.2%SNAP enrollment
15.5%Transit barriers
18.0%No health insurance
20.7%Frequent mental distress
34.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mint Canyon

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.5/10. 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 Santa Clarita 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 above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 91st 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 26.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 06037920047

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037920047?

Census tract 06037920047 in the Mint Canyon neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 06037920047?

Median gross rent is $2,328/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037920047?

26.1% of residents in tract 06037920047 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,559.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037920047?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 71th, minority 89th, housing 87th.

Is tract 06037920047 considered part of Mint Canyon?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037920047 fall within Mint Canyon (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037920047 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.9% 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. 12.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037920047 compare to Santa Clarita overall?

Tract 06037920047 scores 6.4/10, lower than the parent city of Santa Clarita at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Santa Clarita eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Santa Clarita

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