Neighborhood · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally
Rivergate Eviction Risk: Lower , Lafayette
Tract 22055001421 ·
Lafayette Parish, LA · pop 2,798 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 22055001421 covers part of the Rivergate area of Lafayette, LA, and scores 3.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,798. Cost burden runs 26% here against 44.6% across Lafayette Parish.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%Stable renters 52%Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units1,600
Renter share69.9%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate12.0%
Median income$69,513
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 3 tracts In Rivergate
Very High
Within parent city
38th percentile
#24 of 38 tracts In Lafayette
Low
Within county
37th percentile
#37 of 58 tracts In Lafayette Parish
Low
Within state
31th percentile
#958 of 1,379 tracts In Louisiana
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lafayette and the region
Centroid at 30.1591, -92.0334 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rivergate scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lafayette
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
12.0% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,354 rent vs county FMR
7.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lafayette
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lafayette
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lafayette
3.0
How Rivergate compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 19
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
10.7%Housing insecurity
7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
13.0%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
6.1%No health insurance
17.4%Frequent mental distress
29.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rivergate
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. The voucher gap is 28.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. 70% 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.
Running hot, supply constraint reads 7.9/10. At $1,354 a month, rents run 23% over what the rest of Lafayette commands.
Running cool, state political climate reads 2.3/10. Against the Lafayette Parish average of 4.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.6 points. On the national scale it lands near the 29th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 2.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the LA average is 4.4, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 22055001421
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22055001421?
Census tract 22055001421 in the Rivergate neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 22055001421?
Median gross rent is $1,354/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22055001421?
12.0% of residents in tract 22055001421 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,798.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22055001421?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 1th, minority 51th, housing 40th.
Q5
Is tract 22055001421 considered part of Rivergate?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22055001421 fall within Rivergate (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 22055001421 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.7% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 22055001421 compare to Lafayette overall?
Tract 22055001421 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Lafayette at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lafayette eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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