Cost Burdened: Spending 30% or More on Housing (Owners without a mortgage) by Neighborhood — Los Angeles

Map and ranking of Cost Burdened: Spending 30% or More on Housing (Owners without a mortgage) across Los Angeles' 110 neighborhoods. Highest: Downtown (51%). Lowest: Chesterfield Square (0%). Los Angeles avg: 21.9%.
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Cost Burdened: Spending 30% or More on Housing (Owners without a mortgage) · all 110 Los Angeles neighborhoods · 2020–24

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Los Angeles citywide · Cost Burdened: Spending 30% or More on Housing (Owners without a mortgage) 21.9%
Highest neighborhood Downtown: 51%
Lowest neighborhood Chesterfield Square: 0%

Note: Housing costs include gross rent for renters and selected monthly owner costs for owners, including costs beyond mortgage payments. Each percentage uses only units in the selected tenure and mortgage group with a computed ratio. Spending 50% or more is part of the 30% or more group.

Universe: Owner-occupied housing units without a mortgage and with a computed housing-cost-to-income ratio · Geography: Census Block Group · Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates

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Min 0% 25th pct 16% Median 21% 75th pct 26% Max 51%

Neighborhood ranking: Cost Burdened: Spending 30% or More on Housing (Owners without a mortgage)

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#1 Downtown 51%+29.2 pts
#2 Westwood 48.9%+27 pts
#3 Playa Vista 46.3%+24.5 pts
#4 Century City 42.4%+20.5 pts
#5 Arlington Heights 41.2%+19.4 pts
#6 Chinatown 39.3%+17.5 pts
#7 Bel-Air 38.8%+17 pts
#8 Manchester Square 38%+16.2 pts
#9 East Hollywood 35.7%+13.8 pts
#10 West Los Angeles 34.4%+12.6 pts
#11 Beverly Grove 33.6%+11.7 pts
#12 Beverly Crest 32.7%+10.8 pts
#13 Windsor Square 32.6%+10.7 pts
#14 Brentwood 32.4%+10.5 pts
#15 Broadway-Manchester 30.8%+8.9 pts
#16 Hancock Park 30.7%+8.9 pts
#17 North Hollywood 30.7%+8.8 pts
#18 Woodland Hills 29.8%+7.9 pts
#19 Larchmont 29.6%+7.7 pts
#20 Pacific Palisades 28.9%+7.1 pts
#21 Canoga Park 27.9%+6.1 pts
#22 Shadow Hills 27.9%+6 pts
#23 Sawtelle 27.9%+6 pts
#24 Toluca Lake 27.7%+5.8 pts
#25 University Park 27.5%+5.6 pts
#26 Valley Village 27.3%+5.4 pts
#27 Koreatown 27.1%+5.2 pts
#28 Lake View Terrace 26%+4.1 pts
#29 Elysian Park 25.8%+4 pts
#30 Harvard Heights 25.4%+3.5 pts
#31 Hollywood Hills West 25.2%+3.4 pts
#32 Fairfax 24.6%+2.8 pts
#33 Elysian Valley 24.4%+2.5 pts
#34 Mission Hills 24.4%+2.5 pts
#35 Sunland 24.2%+2.4 pts
#36 Chatsworth 23.9%+2.1 pts
#37 Cypress Park 23.9%+2.1 pts
#38 Playa Del Rey 23.6%+1.8 pts
#39 Leimert Park 23.6%+1.7 pts
#40 El Sereno 23.5%+1.7 pts
#41 Lake Balboa 23.4%+1.5 pts
#42 Encino 23.3%+1.4 pts
#43 Silver Lake 23.3%+1.4 pts
#44 Granada Hills 23.1%+1.3 pts
#45 Del Rey 22.6%+0.8 pts
#46 Valley Glen 22.5%+0.6 pts
#47 Historic South-Central 22.3%+0.5 pts
#48 Studio City 22.3%+0.5 pts
#49 Mount Washington 22.3%+0.4 pts
#50 Mid-Wilshire 22.3%+0.4 pts
#51 Venice 22.2%+0.3 pts
#52 Pacoima 22.1%+0.3 pts
#53 Tarzana 21.8%-0.1 pts
#54 Sylmar 21.5%-0.4 pts
#55 Northridge 21.5%-0.4 pts
#56 Lincoln Heights 21.3%-0.5 pts
#57 Sherman Oaks 21.3%-0.6 pts
#58 Hyde Park 21.1%-0.7 pts
#59 Porter Ranch 21%-0.9 pts
#60 Boyle Heights 20.8%-1.1 pts
#61 Winnetka 20.6%-1.3 pts
#62 Florence 20.1%-1.8 pts
#63 Tujunga 20%-1.9 pts
#64 Central-Alameda 19.5%-2.3 pts
#65 Reseda 19.5%-2.4 pts
#66 Montecito Heights 19.5%-2.4 pts
#67 Carthay 19.4%-2.5 pts
#68 Los Feliz 19.3%-2.5 pts
#69 San Pedro 19.2%-2.7 pts
#70 Hollywood Hills 19%-2.9 pts
#71 Arleta 18.7%-3.2 pts
#72 Atwater Village 18.6%-3.3 pts
#73 Mar Vista 18.5%-3.4 pts
#74 Van Nuys 18.5%-3.4 pts
#75 Westlake 18.4%-3.5 pts
#76 Westchester 18.3%-3.6 pts
#77 Watts 18.1%-3.7 pts
#78 Hollywood 18%-3.8 pts
#79 Glassell Park 17.8%-4.1 pts
#80 Sun Valley 17.4%-4.5 pts
#81 Eagle Rock 17.3%-4.6 pts
#82 Vermont-Slauson 16.3%-5.6 pts
#83 Green Meadows 16%-5.8 pts
#84 North Hills 16%-5.9 pts
#85 Beverlywood 15.4%-6.5 pts
#86 Adams-Normandie 14.9%-7 pts
#87 Harbor City 14.6%-7.3 pts
#88 Highland Park 14.5%-7.4 pts
#89 South Park 14.4%-7.4 pts
#90 Echo Park 14.4%-7.5 pts
#91 Harbor Gateway 14.4%-7.5 pts
#92 West Hills 14.4%-7.5 pts
#93 Panorama City 13.7%-8.1 pts
#94 Rancho Park 13.3%-8.6 pts
#95 Vermont Square 12.3%-9.6 pts
#96 West Adams 12.2%-9.7 pts
#97 Vermont Knolls 11.8%-10 pts
#98 Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw 11.8%-10.1 pts
#99 Wilmington 11.8%-10.1 pts
#100 Pico-Robertson 11.5%-10.3 pts
#101 Mid-City 11.5%-10.4 pts
#102 Exposition Park 11.2%-10.6 pts
#103 Gramercy Park 9.3%-12.6 pts
#104 Vermont Vista 8.4%-13.5 pts
#105 Cheviot Hills 8.3%-13.5 pts
#106 Jefferson Park 8.1%-13.7 pts
#107 Palms 8%-13.9 pts
#108 Harvard Park 4.5%-17.4 pts
#109 Pico-Union 2.5%-19.3 pts
#110 Chesterfield Square 0%-21.9 pts
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