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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Melrose Place Eviction Risk: Moderate , Baton Rouge

Tract 22033001103 · East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · pop 3,989 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

How risky is Melrose Place in Baton Rouge for landlords? Census tract 22033001103 scores 5.6/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 61% of US census tracts.

75% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,053 a month while the average household earns $31,136 a year, roughly 41% of income at the averages. Renters make up 62% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47% Stable renters 15% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,051
Renter share62.0%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate51.3%
Median income$31,136

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Melrose Place
Moderate
Within parent city
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 70 tracts In Baton Rouge
High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#11 of 108 tracts In East Baton Rouge Parish
Very High
Within state
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#244 of 1,379 tracts In Louisiana
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Baton Rouge and the region

Centroid at 30.4606, -91.1338 · click any tract to drill in

Why Melrose Place scores 5.9

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
51.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,053 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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 Melrose Place compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Melrose Place risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 001103Baton Rouge: 3.43.4Baton Rougeparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.64.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Melrose Place

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 above the East Baton Rouge County average of 5.0 and above the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 36.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 30.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and multiracial or other-race and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 22033001103

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22033001103?

Census tract 22033001103 in the Melrose Place neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 22033001103?

Median gross rent is $1,053/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 22033001103?

51.3% of residents in tract 22033001103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,989.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 22033001103?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 88th, minority 91th, housing 46th.
Q5

Is tract 22033001103 considered part of Melrose Place?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22033001103 fall within Melrose Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 22033001103 struggle to pay rent?

About 36.4% 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. 30.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 22033001103 compare to Baton Rouge overall?

Tract 22033001103 scores 5.9/10, 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.

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