1 census tracts · pop 6,229 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Afton Oaks maps to a single census tract in Baton Rouge, LA and houses 6,229 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs roughly one in two against 35.4% citywide, putting Afton Oaks 16.1% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.9/10. Average gross rent is $1,135, 6% above the Baton Rouge average of $1,067.
Among the 58 mapped neighborhoods of Baton Rouge, it ranks #44 by risk, the lower third. Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Afton Oaks vs Baton RougeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport22%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Afton Oaks
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.6%Housing insecurity
9.7%Utility shutoff threat
15.8%Food insecurity
12.1%SNAP enrollment
6.3%No health insurance
31.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Afton Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Afton Oaks?
Afton Oaks scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Afton Oaks compare to Baton Rouge overall?
Afton Oaks scores 1.0 points lower than Baton Rouge overall (4/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,135 vs $1,067.
Q3
What is the average rent in Afton Oaks?
Average gross rent in Afton Oaks is $1,135/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Afton Oaks residents are renters?
51% of Afton Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Baton Rouge). The neighborhood has 6,229 residents.
Q5
Is Afton Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
Afton Oaks sits in the 60th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Afton Oaks for landlords?
Afton Oaks carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Baton Rouge as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Afton Oaks?
Afton Oaks has 6,492 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (45.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (43.9%), Hispanic / Latino (5.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
