1 census tracts · pop 5,024 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 4.2–4.2
Shadows Lake maps to a single census tract in Baton Rouge, LA and houses 5,024 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 48% against 35.4% citywide, putting Shadows Lake 12.4% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 26%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. This is a renter market: 75% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Average gross rent is $1,290, 21% above the Baton Rouge average of $1,067. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
That places it #35 of 58 neighborhoods in Baton Rouge. The closest comparables inside the same city are West Sherwood Forest and Capital Heights.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $67,097.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.2/10 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
4.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Shadows Lake vs Baton RougeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Shadows Lake
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.4%Housing insecurity
13.9%Utility shutoff threat
23.4%Food insecurity
19.4%SNAP enrollment
9.1%No health insurance
33.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Shadows Lake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Shadows Lake?
Shadows Lake scores 4.2/10 (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 Shadows Lake compare to Baton Rouge overall?
Shadows Lake scores 0.2 points higher than Baton Rouge overall (4/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,290 vs $1,067.
Q3
What is the average rent in Shadows Lake?
Average gross rent in Shadows Lake is $1,290/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Shadows Lake residents are renters?
75% of Shadows Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Baton Rouge). The neighborhood has 5,024 residents.
Q5
Is Shadows Lake a high social-vulnerability area?
Shadows Lake sits in the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Shadows Lake for landlords?
Shadows Lake carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). 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 Shadows Lake?
Shadows Lake has 5,362 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (51.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (28.6%), Other / Multiracial (11.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
