Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

South Sherwood Forest Eviction Risk: Moderate , Baton Rouge

Tract 22033003912 · East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · pop 3,496 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 22033003912 (the South Sherwood Forest neighborhood of Baton Rouge, Louisiana) comes in at 4.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 32% of US census tracts.

About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,088 a month against an average household income of $37,870 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 94% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 45% Stable renters 49% Owners 6%

Tract context

Occupied units1,416

Renter share94.1%

SVI overall0.97

Poverty rate12.3%

Median income$37,870

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Baton Rouge and the region

Centroid at 30.4354, -91.0497 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Sherwood Forest scores 4.5

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

12.3% poverty · this tract

3.1

Supply constraint

$1,088 rent vs county FMR

3.9

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 South Sherwood Forest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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

98%Socioeconomic
97%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
70%Housing & transportation

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.

34.4%Housing insecurity
26.0%Utility-shutoff threat
43.7%Food insecurity
41.0%SNAP enrollment
22.6%Transit barriers
15.9%No health insurance
24.9%Frequent mental distress
42.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Sherwood Forest

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 4.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as the East Baton Rouge County average of 5.0 and in line with the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 34.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 26.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 97th 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 22033003912

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22033003912?

Census tract 22033003912 in the South Sherwood Forest neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 22033003912?

Median gross rent is $1,088/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 22033003912?

12.3% of residents in tract 22033003912 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,496.

How socially vulnerable is tract 22033003912?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 97th, minority 90th, housing 70th.

Is tract 22033003912 considered part of South Sherwood Forest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22033003912 fall within South Sherwood Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 22033003912 struggle to pay rent?

About 34.4% 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. 26.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 22033003912 compare to Baton Rouge overall?

Tract 22033003912 scores 4.5/10, 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.

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