Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Bocage Eviction Risk: Moderate , Baton Rouge

Tract 22033003807 · East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · pop 3,701 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Eviction risk in the Bocage neighborhood of Baton Rouge centers on tract 22033003807, which scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,701 residents. That is riskier than about 29% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,434 a month while the average household earns $67,344 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 64% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 38% Owners 36%

Tract context

Occupied units1,735

Renter share63.6%

SVI overall0.23

Poverty rate14.8%

Median income$67,344

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Baton Rouge and the region

Centroid at 30.4268, -91.1165 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bocage scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Baton Rouge

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

Louisiana legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

14.8% poverty · this tract

3.7

Supply constraint

$1,434 rent vs county FMR

6.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Baton Rouge

1.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Baton Rouge

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Baton Rouge

3.5

How Bocage compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

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

23%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
53%Housing & transportation

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.

10.7%Housing insecurity
7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
12.6%Food insecurity
9.5%SNAP enrollment
7.4%Transit barriers
5.7%No health insurance
17.0%Frequent mental distress
28.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bocage

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Baton Rouge eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the East Baton Rouge County average of 5.0 and in line with the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 22033003807

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22033003807?

Census tract 22033003807 in the Bocage neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 average rent in tract 22033003807?

Median gross rent is $1,434/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 22033003807?

14.8% of residents in tract 22033003807 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,701.

How socially vulnerable is tract 22033003807?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 5th, minority 66th, housing 53th.

Is tract 22033003807 considered part of Bocage?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22033003807 fall within Bocage (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 22033003807 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.7% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 22033003807 compare to Baton Rouge overall?

Tract 22033003807 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Baton Rouge at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Baton Rouge eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Baton Rouge

Top eight tracts in Baton Rouge ranked by composite eviction-risk score.