Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
Brousard Plaza Eviction Risk: Elevated , Gardere
Tract 22033004028 · East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · pop 3,264 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 22033004028 covers part of the Brousard Plaza area of Gardere, LA, and scores 6/10 on landlord eviction risk. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units1,502
Renter share72.4%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate34.4%
Median income$46,083
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
90
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gardere and the region
Centroid at 30.3570, -91.1175 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brousard Plaza scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gardere
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
34.4% poverty · this tract
8.6
Supply constraint
$1,293 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gardere
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gardere
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gardere
7.7
How Brousard Plaza compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 82%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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.
- 27.2%Housing insecurity
- 21.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 36.1%Food insecurity
- 33.8%SNAP enrollment
- 19.1%Transit barriers
- 14.5%No health insurance
- 22.5%Frequent mental distress
- 39.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brousard Plaza
31% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. SNAP participation runs 33.8% against 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 34%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Running hot, economic stress reads 8.6/10. Set annual rent against average income of $46,083 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
72% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Against the East Baton Rouge Parish average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.7 points. Housing insecurity runs 27.2% against 14.2% nationally.
Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.2/10. At $1,293 a month, rents run 12% over what the rest of Gardere commands.
That is riskier than roughly 78% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.3/10.
Statewide the LA average is 4.4, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 22033004028
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22033004028?
Census tract 22033004028 in the Brousard Plaza neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 22033004028?
Median gross rent is $1,293/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22033004028?
34.4% of residents in tract 22033004028 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,264.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22033004028?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 22th, minority 75th, housing 63th.
Q5
Is tract 22033004028 considered part of Brousard Plaza?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22033004028 fall within Brousard Plaza (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 22033004028 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.2% 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. 21.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 22033004028 compare to Gardere overall?
Tract 22033004028 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Gardere at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gardere eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Gardere
Top eight tracts in Gardere ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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