Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally
West Sherwood Forest Eviction Risk: Moderate , Baton Rouge
Tract 22033003702 · East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · pop 4,807 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 4.3/10, tract 22033003702 in the West Sherwood Forest area of Baton Rouge, LA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,807 residents. The severe-burden share is 53%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,533
Renter share41.0%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate18.2%
Median income$63,789
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
39
th percentile
Low
Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Baton Rouge and the region
Centroid at 30.4480, -91.0635 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Sherwood Forest scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
18.2% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,116 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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 West Sherwood Forest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 77%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.
- 15.7%Housing insecurity
- 11.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.5%Food insecurity
- 17.6%SNAP enrollment
- 10.6%Transit barriers
- 7.5%No health insurance
- 17.3%Frequent mental distress
- 36.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Sherwood Forest
Cost burden runs 70% here against 50.3% across East Baton Rouge Parish. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10.
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.3/10. The poverty rate is 18%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Nationally it ranks #44,239 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Statute speed, court posture and rent-regulation exposure are inherited from Baton Rouge eviction risk rather than measured on these blocks; the economic and supply components are the tract-level part of the score. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.9/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the East Baton Rouge Parish average of 4.3 closely. Average gross rent is $1,116, close to the Baton Rouge average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $63,789.
41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 22033003702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22033003702?
Census tract 22033003702 in the West Sherwood Forest neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 22033003702?
Median gross rent is $1,116/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22033003702?
18.2% of residents in tract 22033003702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,807.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22033003702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 94th, minority 78th, housing 77th.
Q5
Is tract 22033003702 considered part of West Sherwood Forest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22033003702 fall within West Sherwood Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 22033003702 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.7% 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. 11.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 22033003702 compare to Baton Rouge overall?
Tract 22033003702 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Baton Rouge at 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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