2 census tracts · pop 5,089 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
East Dayton is a 2-tract neighborhood of Baton Rouge, LA and houses 5,089 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. 46% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Cost burden runs 68% against 35.4% citywide, putting East Dayton 32.7% over its own city. Annualized rent equals 47% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Food insecurity affects 41.7% of adults, 23.9 points above the national rate. The poverty rate is 34%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 8.3/10. Disability prevalence reaches 43.9% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
Average gross rent is $987, 7% below the Baton Rouge average of $1,067. That places it #1 of 58 neighborhoods in Baton Rouge. The closest comparables inside the same city are Goodwood Homesites and Melrose Place.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
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
East Dayton vs Baton RougeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in East Dayton
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
31.8%Housing insecurity
25.7%Utility shutoff threat
41.7%Food insecurity
41.6%SNAP enrollment
10.9%No health insurance
43.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About East Dayton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for East Dayton?
East 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 East Dayton compare to Baton Rouge overall?
East Dayton scores 1.4 points higher than Baton Rouge overall (4/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $987 vs $1,067.
Q3
What is the average rent in East Dayton?
Average gross rent in East Dayton is $987/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of East Dayton residents are renters?
39% of East Dayton households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Baton Rouge). The neighborhood has 5,089 residents.
Q5
Is East Dayton a high social-vulnerability area?
East Dayton sits in the 85th 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 East Dayton have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in East Dayton is census tract 22033000400 (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 East Dayton for landlords?
East 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 East Dayton?
East Dayton has 4,568 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (95.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.8%), Hispanic / Latino (0.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.