1 census tracts · pop 4,520 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 4.3–4.3
Capital Heights maps to a single census tract in Baton Rouge, LA and houses 4,520 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 38%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs roughly one in two against 35.4% citywide, putting Capital Heights 13.8% over its own city. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Among the 58 mapped neighborhoods of Baton Rouge, it ranks #33 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, West Sherwood Forest and Shadows Lake score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $67,083, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $1,015, close to the Baton Rouge average.
43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Capital Heights vs Baton RougeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority52%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Capital Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.1%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility shutoff threat
14.8%Food insecurity
12.2%SNAP enrollment
6.1%No health insurance
31.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Capital Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Capital Heights?
Capital Heights scores 4.3/10 (Moderate 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 Capital Heights compare to Baton Rouge overall?
Capital Heights scores 0.3 points higher than Baton Rouge overall (4/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,015 vs $1,067.
Q3
What is the average rent in Capital Heights?
Average gross rent in Capital Heights is $1,015/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Capital Heights residents are renters?
43% of Capital Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Baton Rouge). The neighborhood has 4,520 residents.
Q5
Is Capital Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Capital Heights sits in the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Capital Heights for landlords?
Capital Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Capital Heights?
Capital Heights has 4,132 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.8%), Other / Multiracial (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
