2 census tracts · pop 10,862 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Scotlandville is a 2-tract suburb of Baton Rouge, LA and houses 10,862 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. Against a Baton Rouge baseline of 35.4%, 50% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10. SNAP participation is 52.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 50.1% of adults, 32.3 points above the national rate.
The poverty rate is 42%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Annualized rent equals 43% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. 28% 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.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 3/10.
Average gross rent is $974, 9% 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 Eden Park and Mag Terrace.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Scotlandville vs Baton RougeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Scotlandville
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
36.0%Housing insecurity
30.8%Utility shutoff threat
50.1%Food insecurity
52.1%SNAP enrollment
13.9%No health insurance
50.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Scotlandville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Scotlandville?
Scotlandville 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 Scotlandville compare to Baton Rouge overall?
Scotlandville scores 1.4 points higher than Baton Rouge overall (4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $974 vs $1,067.
Q3
What is the average rent in Scotlandville?
Average gross rent in Scotlandville is $974/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Scotlandville residents are renters?
59% of Scotlandville households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Baton Rouge). The neighborhood has 10,862 residents.
Q5
Is Scotlandville a high social-vulnerability area?
Scotlandville sits in the 90th 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 Scotlandville have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Scotlandville is census tract 22033003104 (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 Scotlandville for landlords?
Scotlandville 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 Scotlandville?
Scotlandville has 10,739 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (88.8%), Other / Multiracial (7.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (2.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
