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Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally

Castaic Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06037920116 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,171 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Castaic neighborhood of Castaic is where census tract 06037920116 sits, home to 5,171 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.2/10. On the national scale it ranks #15,691 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 66% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $132,008 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 2% Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,575
Renter share4.8%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate5.6%
Median income$132,008

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Castaic
Very Low
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Castaic
Low
Within county
1 th percentile
Rank, 1st percentileLowHigh
#2,483 of 2,495 tracts In Los Angeles
Very Low
Within state
5 th percentile
Rank, 5th percentileLowHigh
#8,691 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Castaic and the region

Centroid at 34.4774, -118.6327 · click any tract to drill in

Why Castaic scores 2.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Castaic
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
5.6% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
8.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Castaic
9.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Castaic
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Castaic
6.1

How Castaic compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Castaic risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.72.7This tracttract 920116Castaic: 8.08.0Castaicparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Castaic. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Castaic

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.4/10. 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 Castaic, 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 10.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 06037920116

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037920116?

Census tract 06037920116 in the Castaic neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06037920116?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037920116?

5.6% of residents in tract 06037920116 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,171.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037920116?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 41th, minority 61th, housing 35th.
Q5

Is tract 06037920116 considered part of Castaic?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037920116 fall within Castaic (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06037920116 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.4% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06037920116 compare to Castaic overall?

Tract 06037920116 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Castaic at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Castaic; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Castaic

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

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