1 census tracts · pop 3,606 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 7–7
Lower Garden District is a one-tract quarter of Gretna, LA, population 3,606. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 41%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Gretna baseline of 51.0%, about three-quarters of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 9.1/10. The poverty rate is 23%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 15.2% 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 27.0% of adults, 9.2 points above the national rate. At $991 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Gretna commands. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $55,750. 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lower Garden District vs GretnaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport94%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lower Garden District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.5%Housing insecurity
15.2%Utility shutoff threat
27.0%Food insecurity
22.4%SNAP enrollment
12.0%No health insurance
38.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lower Garden District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lower Garden District?
Lower Garden District scores 7/10 (Elevated 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 Lower Garden District compare to Gretna overall?
Lower Garden District scores 1.1 points higher than Gretna overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 72% of income on rent vs 51% citywide. Average rent: $991 vs $1,060.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lower Garden District?
Average gross rent in Lower Garden District is $991/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lower Garden District residents are renters?
47% of Lower Garden District households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Gretna). The neighborhood has 3,606 residents.
Q5
Is Lower Garden District a high social-vulnerability area?
Lower Garden District sits in the 84th 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 Lower Garden District for landlords?
Lower Garden District carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). 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 Gretna as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lower Garden District?
Lower Garden District has 3,421 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (29.6%), Hispanic / Latino (17.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
