Severely Cost Burdened: Spending 50% or More on Housing (Owners without a mortgage) by Neighborhood — Los Angeles

Map and ranking of Severely Cost Burdened: Spending 50% or More on Housing (Owners without a mortgage) across Los Angeles' 110 neighborhoods. Highest: Downtown (37.1%). Lowest: Chesterfield Square (0%). Los Angeles avg: 12.7%.
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Severely Cost Burdened: Spending 50% or More on Housing (Owners without a mortgage) · all 110 Los Angeles neighborhoods · 2020–24

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Los Angeles citywide · Severely Cost Burdened: Spending 50% or More on Housing (Owners without a mortgage) 12.7%
Highest neighborhood Downtown: 37.1%
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 9% Median 11% 75th pct 16% Max 37%

Neighborhood ranking: Severely Cost Burdened: Spending 50% or More on Housing (Owners without a mortgage)

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#1 Downtown 37.1%+24.4 pts
#2 Playa Vista 32.7%+20 pts
#3 West Los Angeles 28.6%+15.9 pts
#4 Westwood 28.2%+15.6 pts
#5 Century City 27.9%+15.2 pts
#6 Chinatown 26.5%+13.8 pts
#7 Elysian Park 25.4%+12.7 pts
#8 Toluca Lake 23.7%+11 pts
#9 Bel-Air 23.4%+10.7 pts
#10 East Hollywood 23.1%+10.4 pts
#11 Pacific Palisades 22.6%+9.9 pts
#12 North Hollywood 21.6%+8.9 pts
#13 Canoga Park 21.5%+8.8 pts
#14 Beverly Crest 21.4%+8.7 pts
#15 Playa Del Rey 21.3%+8.6 pts
#16 Larchmont 21.1%+8.4 pts
#17 Arlington Heights 20.5%+7.8 pts
#18 Hancock Park 20.2%+7.5 pts
#19 Leimert Park 20.1%+7.4 pts
#20 Shadow Hills 19.3%+6.6 pts
#21 University Park 19%+6.3 pts
#22 Brentwood 18.6%+5.9 pts
#23 Beverly Grove 18.3%+5.6 pts
#24 Koreatown 18.2%+5.5 pts
#25 Elysian Valley 17.5%+4.8 pts
#26 Woodland Hills 17.3%+4.6 pts
#27 Chatsworth 16.6%+3.9 pts
#28 Encino 16.5%+3.8 pts
#29 Sawtelle 16.3%+3.6 pts
#30 Broadway-Manchester 16%+3.4 pts
#31 Hollywood Hills West 15.1%+2.4 pts
#32 Mission Hills 14.7%+2 pts
#33 Valley Glen 14%+1.3 pts
#34 Studio City 14%+1.3 pts
#35 Granada Hills 14%+1.3 pts
#36 Hyde Park 13.8%+1.2 pts
#37 Lake Balboa 13.8%+1.1 pts
#38 Los Feliz 13.7%+1.1 pts
#39 Historic South-Central 13.6%+0.9 pts
#40 Pacoima 13.5%+0.8 pts
#41 Del Rey 13.4%+0.7 pts
#42 Rancho Park 13.3%+0.6 pts
#43 Westchester 13.3%+0.6 pts
#44 Westlake 13.2%+0.5 pts
#45 Tujunga 13%+0.3 pts
#46 Mid-Wilshire 13%+0.3 pts
#47 Fairfax 12.8%+0.1 pts
#48 Florence 12.7%-0 pts
#49 San Pedro 12.4%-0.3 pts
#50 Mar Vista 12.3%-0.4 pts
#51 Watts 11.8%-0.8 pts
#52 Mount Washington 11.8%-0.9 pts
#53 Harvard Heights 11.6%-1 pts
#54 Venice 11.6%-1.1 pts
#55 Lincoln Heights 11.5%-1.1 pts
#56 Cypress Park 11.3%-1.3 pts
#57 Montecito Heights 11.3%-1.4 pts
#58 El Sereno 11.3%-1.4 pts
#59 Harbor City 11.2%-1.5 pts
#60 Hollywood Hills 11%-1.7 pts
#61 Glassell Park 10.9%-1.7 pts
#62 North Hills 10.8%-1.8 pts
#63 Tarzana 10.6%-2.1 pts
#64 Eagle Rock 10.6%-2.1 pts
#65 Sherman Oaks 10.5%-2.2 pts
#66 Van Nuys 10.4%-2.3 pts
#67 West Hills 10.2%-2.5 pts
#68 Winnetka 10%-2.7 pts
#69 Northridge 9.9%-2.8 pts
#70 Silver Lake 9.7%-3 pts
#71 Harbor Gateway 9.7%-3 pts
#72 Vermont-Slauson 9.6%-3.1 pts
#73 Boyle Heights 9.4%-3.3 pts
#74 Central-Alameda 9.3%-3.4 pts
#75 Sunland 9.2%-3.5 pts
#76 Manchester Square 9.2%-3.5 pts
#77 Panorama City 9.2%-3.5 pts
#78 Porter Ranch 9.2%-3.5 pts
#79 South Park 9.2%-3.5 pts
#80 Arleta 9.1%-3.6 pts
#81 Vermont Square 9.1%-3.6 pts
#82 Green Meadows 9%-3.6 pts
#83 Reseda 8.7%-4 pts
#84 Hollywood 8.4%-4.3 pts
#85 Sylmar 8.2%-4.5 pts
#86 Beverlywood 8.1%-4.6 pts
#87 Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw 8%-4.7 pts
#88 Palms 8%-4.7 pts
#89 Lake View Terrace 7.9%-4.8 pts
#90 Adams-Normandie 7.8%-4.9 pts
#91 Sun Valley 7.6%-5 pts
#92 Vermont Knolls 7%-5.6 pts
#93 Atwater Village 7%-5.7 pts
#94 Exposition Park 6.9%-5.8 pts
#95 Valley Village 6.9%-5.8 pts
#96 Echo Park 6.1%-6.6 pts
#97 Mid-City 6.1%-6.6 pts
#98 Carthay 5.7%-7 pts
#99 Highland Park 5.6%-7.1 pts
#100 Gramercy Park 5%-7.7 pts
#101 West Adams 4.6%-8.1 pts
#102 Windsor Square 4.1%-8.6 pts
#103 Cheviot Hills 3.6%-9.1 pts
#104 Wilmington 3%-9.6 pts
#105 Pico-Union 1.8%-10.8 pts
#106 Vermont Vista 1.7%-11 pts
#107 Harvard Park 1.6%-11 pts
#108 Jefferson Park 0.6%-12.1 pts
#109 Chesterfield Square 0%-12.7 pts
#110 Pico-Robertson 0%-12.7 pts
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