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Rivergate Eviction Risk: Lower , Lafayette

Tract 22055001422 · Lafayette Parish, LA · pop 2,048 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

For landlords sizing up the Rivergate neighborhood of Lafayette, census tract 22055001422 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.3/10. It lands near the 18th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,115 a month against an average household income of $86,635 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 19% Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units927
Renter share37.2%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$86,635

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Rivergate
Very Low
Within parent city
16 th percentile
Rank, 16th percentileLowHigh
#32 of 38 tracts In Lafayette
Very Low
Within county
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#48 of 58 tracts In Lafayette Parish
Very Low
Within state
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#1,113 of 1,379 tracts In Louisiana
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 30.1678, -92.0467 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rivergate scores 3.3

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
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,115 rent vs county FMR
5.6
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.
Rivergate risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.33.3This tracttract 001422Lafayette: 3.13.1Lafayetteparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.64.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Rivergate. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rivergate

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lafayette eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Lafayette County average of 4.6 and below the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 22055001422

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22055001422?

Census tract 22055001422 in the Rivergate neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (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 22055001422?

Median gross rent is $1,115/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 22055001422?

5.8% of residents in tract 22055001422 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,048.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 22055001422?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 10th, minority 12th, housing 56th.
Q5

Is tract 22055001422 considered part of Rivergate?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22055001422 fall within Rivergate (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 22055001422 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.2% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 22055001422 compare to Lafayette overall?

Tract 22055001422 scores 3.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Lafayette at 3.1/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lafayette

Top eight tracts in Lafayette ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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