1 census tracts · pop 5,360 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3.9–3.9
Woodcrest is a one-tract neighborhood of Baton Rouge, LA and houses 5,360 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.9/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
19.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Food insecurity affects 33.4% of adults, 15.6 points above the national rate.
Average gross rent is $1,237, 16% above the Baton Rouge average of $1,067. Severe burden reaches 10%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
39% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, slightly above the Baton Rouge rate of 35.4%. That places it #38 of 58 neighborhoods in Baton Rouge.
For a like-for-like read, Bocage and McGrath Heights score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $56,729.
31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Woodcrest vs Baton RougeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Woodcrest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.0%Housing insecurity
19.2%Utility shutoff threat
33.4%Food insecurity
30.6%SNAP enrollment
13.0%No health insurance
40.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Woodcrest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Woodcrest?
Woodcrest scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 Woodcrest compare to Baton Rouge overall?
Woodcrest scores 0.1 points lower than Baton Rouge overall (4/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,237 vs $1,067.
Q3
What is the average rent in Woodcrest?
Average gross rent in Woodcrest is $1,237/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Woodcrest residents are renters?
31% of Woodcrest households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Baton Rouge). The neighborhood has 5,360 residents.
Q5
Is Woodcrest a high social-vulnerability area?
Woodcrest sits in the 88th 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
How safe is Woodcrest for landlords?
Woodcrest carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). 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 Woodcrest?
Woodcrest has 6,622 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (41.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (35.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (14.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
