2 census tracts · pop 2,464 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Dayton takes in 2 census tracts of Baton Rouge, LA, population 2,464. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Baton Rouge baseline of 35.4%, 56% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
39.7% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 43%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
The severe-burden share is 31%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Set annual rent against average household income of $27,010 and the ratio lands at 38%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Disability prevalence reaches 54.7% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Average gross rent is $854, 20% below the Baton Rouge average of $1,067. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.2/10. Among the 58 mapped neighborhoods of Baton Rouge, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes. 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 5.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Dayton vs Baton RougeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport75%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Dayton
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
44.2%Housing insecurity
39.4%Utility shutoff threat
60.8%Food insecurity
65.9%SNAP enrollment
15.9%No health insurance
54.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Dayton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dayton?
Dayton scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Dayton compare to Baton Rouge overall?
Dayton scores 1.4 points higher than Baton Rouge overall (4/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $854 vs $1,067.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dayton?
Average gross rent in Dayton is $854/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dayton residents are renters?
53% of Dayton households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Baton Rouge). The neighborhood has 2,464 residents.
Q5
Is Dayton a high social-vulnerability area?
Dayton sits in the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Dayton have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Dayton is census tract 22033000300 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Dayton for landlords?
Dayton carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Dayton?
Dayton has 2,223 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (96.8%), Other / Multiracial (2.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (0.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
