Cost Burdened: Spending 30% or More on Housing (Owners) by Neighborhood — Los Angeles

Map and ranking of Cost Burdened: Spending 30% or More on Housing (Owners) across Los Angeles' 110 neighborhoods. Highest: Arlington Heights (54.9%). Lowest: Elysian Park (10.7%). Los Angeles avg: 39.2%.
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Cost Burdened: Spending 30% or More on Housing (Owners) · all 110 Los Angeles neighborhoods · 2020–24

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Los Angeles citywide · Cost Burdened: Spending 30% or More on Housing (Owners) 39.2%
Highest neighborhood Arlington Heights: 54.9%
Lowest neighborhood Elysian Park: 10.7%

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 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 11% 25th pct 35% Median 39% 75th pct 43% Max 55%

Neighborhood ranking: Cost Burdened: Spending 30% or More on Housing (Owners)

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#1 Arlington Heights 54.9%+15.8 pts
#2 University Park 52.2%+13 pts
#3 Shadow Hills 52%+12.9 pts
#4 Playa Vista 50.7%+11.6 pts
#5 Lake View Terrace 50.7%+11.5 pts
#6 East Hollywood 49.9%+10.7 pts
#7 Manchester Square 49.6%+10.4 pts
#8 Vermont Knolls 48.9%+9.7 pts
#9 Downtown 48.5%+9.4 pts
#10 Westwood 48.2%+9.1 pts
#11 Vermont Vista 48.1%+8.9 pts
#12 Florence 47.8%+8.7 pts
#13 Central-Alameda 47.8%+8.6 pts
#14 Beverly Crest 47.6%+8.5 pts
#15 Broadway-Manchester 47.4%+8.3 pts
#16 Chesterfield Square 46.5%+7.3 pts
#17 Hyde Park 46.5%+7.3 pts
#18 Historic South-Central 45.9%+6.8 pts
#19 Watts 45.1%+5.9 pts
#20 West Adams 44.9%+5.8 pts
#21 Vermont Square 44.9%+5.7 pts
#22 Century City 44.7%+5.6 pts
#23 Canoga Park 44.4%+5.2 pts
#24 Reseda 44.3%+5.1 pts
#25 Tarzana 44.1%+4.9 pts
#26 Woodland Hills 44%+4.9 pts
#27 Harvard Park 43.8%+4.7 pts
#28 Panorama City 43.2%+4 pts
#29 Beverly Grove 42.9%+3.7 pts
#30 Bel-Air 42.8%+3.6 pts
#31 Windsor Square 42.7%+3.5 pts
#32 Encino 42.2%+3.1 pts
#33 Koreatown 42.2%+3 pts
#34 Toluca Lake 41.7%+2.6 pts
#35 Granada Hills 41.7%+2.5 pts
#36 North Hollywood 41.3%+2.2 pts
#37 Pacific Palisades 40.9%+1.8 pts
#38 Westlake 40.8%+1.6 pts
#39 Tujunga 40.7%+1.5 pts
#40 Chatsworth 40.4%+1.3 pts
#41 Arleta 40.4%+1.2 pts
#42 North Hills 40.1%+1 pts
#43 Hollywood Hills West 39.9%+0.8 pts
#44 Sherman Oaks 39.8%+0.7 pts
#45 Brentwood 39.8%+0.7 pts
#46 Mid-Wilshire 39.7%+0.5 pts
#47 West Los Angeles 39.7%+0.5 pts
#48 Venice 39.6%+0.5 pts
#49 Carthay 39.6%+0.4 pts
#50 Northridge 39.5%+0.4 pts
#51 Sylmar 39.5%+0.4 pts
#52 Mission Hills 39.3%+0.2 pts
#53 Pacoima 38.8%-0.4 pts
#54 Hancock Park 38.6%-0.5 pts
#55 Leimert Park 38.5%-0.6 pts
#56 Boyle Heights 38.5%-0.6 pts
#57 Adams-Normandie 38.4%-0.7 pts
#58 South Park 38.4%-0.7 pts
#59 Jefferson Park 38.2%-0.9 pts
#60 Fairfax 38.1%-1 pts
#61 Van Nuys 38.1%-1 pts
#62 Sun Valley 38%-1.1 pts
#63 Exposition Park 37.7%-1.4 pts
#64 Hollywood Hills 37.5%-1.6 pts
#65 Valley Village 37.5%-1.7 pts
#66 Sunland 37.4%-1.8 pts
#67 Valley Glen 37.3%-1.9 pts
#68 Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw 37.3%-1.9 pts
#69 Vermont-Slauson 37%-2.2 pts
#70 Highland Park 36.5%-2.7 pts
#71 Lake Balboa 36.2%-3 pts
#72 Montecito Heights 36.2%-3 pts
#73 Playa Del Rey 36.1%-3 pts
#74 Elysian Valley 36.1%-3.1 pts
#75 Harbor City 36%-3.1 pts
#76 Studio City 35.9%-3.2 pts
#77 Harvard Heights 35.9%-3.3 pts
#78 Winnetka 35.8%-3.3 pts
#79 Green Meadows 35.6%-3.5 pts
#80 Lincoln Heights 35.5%-3.6 pts
#81 Sawtelle 35.4%-3.8 pts
#82 Porter Ranch 35.3%-3.9 pts
#83 Wilmington 35.3%-3.9 pts
#84 Hollywood 35.2%-4 pts
#85 San Pedro 35.1%-4 pts
#86 Del Rey 35.1%-4 pts
#87 West Hills 35.1%-4.1 pts
#88 Echo Park 34.8%-4.3 pts
#89 Mount Washington 34.8%-4.4 pts
#90 Los Feliz 34.5%-4.6 pts
#91 El Sereno 34.1%-5 pts
#92 Westchester 33.6%-5.5 pts
#93 Gramercy Park 33%-6.2 pts
#94 Glassell Park 32.7%-6.5 pts
#95 Pico-Robertson 32.6%-6.6 pts
#96 Chinatown 32.5%-6.6 pts
#97 Harbor Gateway 32.4%-6.7 pts
#98 Silver Lake 32.4%-6.7 pts
#99 Eagle Rock 32.2%-7 pts
#100 Pico-Union 32.1%-7.1 pts
#101 Mid-City 31.7%-7.5 pts
#102 Rancho Park 31.5%-7.7 pts
#103 Atwater Village 30.4%-8.8 pts
#104 Mar Vista 29.4%-9.8 pts
#105 Palms 28.1%-11.1 pts
#106 Larchmont 27.5%-11.6 pts
#107 Cypress Park 27.5%-11.6 pts
#108 Cheviot Hills 26.7%-12.5 pts
#109 Beverlywood 23.1%-16.1 pts
#110 Elysian Park 10.7%-28.4 pts
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