Neighborhood · Ranked #2,484 of 84,120 nationally

Lake Balboa Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037980024 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 137 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

With a score of 9.6/10, tract 06037980024 in the Lake Balboa area of Los Angeles, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 137 residents. 35% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Los Angeles County average of 53.8%.

Risk score

9.6

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 25% Owners 61%

Tract context

Occupied units80

Renter share38.8%

SVI overall0.08

Poverty rate13.2%

Median income$125,625

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.1803, -118.4884 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lake Balboa scores 9.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Los Angeles

9.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

13.2% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Los Angeles

10.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

9.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Los Angeles

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Los Angeles

9.0

How Lake Balboa compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 8

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

29%Socioeconomic
4%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
8%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Lake Balboa. 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.

9.0%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
9.7%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
5.6%Transit barriers
4.4%No health insurance
14.6%Frequent mental distress
24.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lake Balboa

The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. On the high side, local political climate reads 9.5/10. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10.

Severe burden reaches 16%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. It sits 1.2 points above the Los Angeles County average of 8.4.

Food insecurity runs 9.7% against 17.8% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 97% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 1.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.1 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037980024

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037980024?

Census tract 06037980024 in the Lake Balboa neighborhood scores 9.6/10 (High 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 poverty rate in tract 06037980024?

13.2% of residents in tract 06037980024 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 137.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037980024?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 4th, minority 59th, housing 8th.

Is tract 06037980024 considered part of Lake Balboa?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037980024 fall within Lake Balboa (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037980024 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.0% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037980024 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037980024 scores 9.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Los Angeles at 9.8/10. 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.

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