Neighborhood · New Orleans, LA

Faubourg St. John Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 7,484 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10 · range 4.1–6.3

Faubourg St. John is a black-white neighborhood in New Orleans with 3 census tracts and a population of 7,484 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 54% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 26% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,372/month sits 10% higher than the New Orleans citywide average ($1,251).

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

Faubourg St. John vs New Orleans How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

54.1% +51%

New Orleans: 35.9%

Average gross rent

$1,372 +10%

New Orleans: $1,251

Average HH income

$54,183 -2%

New Orleans: $55,339

Poverty rate

18.4% -19%

New Orleans: 22.6%

Renter share

59.7% +22%

New Orleans: 48.8%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Faubourg St. John and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 4.1–6.3

Why Faubourg St. John scores 4.9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts

2.3

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 8.4–8.4 across tracts

8.4

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts

8.0

Rent control risk

54% of income on rent · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts

2.5

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Tenant organizing strength

60% renter households · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts

6.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts

4.5

Economic stress

18.4% below poverty line · Range 2.3–8.2 across tracts

4.6

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.0–5.8 across tracts

4.3

Risk score comparison

Faubourg St. John vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Faubourg St. John?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.2 points from 4.1 to 6.3. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

6.3 4.2 4.1

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Faubourg St. John

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
22071013800	6.3	2,790	50%	$1,176
22071003701	4.2	1,991	55%	$1,602
22071004600	4.1	2,703	57%	$1,405

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 64

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 72%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 44%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 62%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 67%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Faubourg St. John

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

331Total filings (sum)
2.74%Avg annual filing rate
6.5%Peak year (2012)
1.99%Latest filed (2013)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

513Total filings 2020-21
2.2Avg monthly observed
2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
1.40×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (New Orleans, LA).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Faubourg St. John

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

17.0%Housing insecurity
13.0%Utility shutoff threat
21.3%Food insecurity
18.8%SNAP enrollment
7.2%No health insurance
32.3%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Faubourg St. John

What is the eviction-risk score for Faubourg St. John?

Faubourg St. John scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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.

How does Faubourg St. John compare to New Orleans overall?

Faubourg St. John scores 1.2 points higher than New Orleans overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,372 vs $1,251.

What is the average rent in Faubourg St. John?

Average gross rent in Faubourg St. John is $1,372/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Faubourg St. John residents are renters?

60% of Faubourg St. John households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in New Orleans). The neighborhood has 7,484 residents.

Is Faubourg St. John a high social-vulnerability area?

Faubourg St. John sits in the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Faubourg St. John have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Faubourg St. John is census tract 22071013800 (score 6.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.1 to 6.3, a spread of 2.2 points.

How safe is Faubourg St. John for landlords?

Faubourg St. John carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to New Orleans as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Faubourg St. John?

Faubourg St. John has 7,455 residents (Black-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (48%), White (non-Hispanic) (41.9%), Hispanic / Latino (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Faubourg St. John

5.5 Tremé 12 tracts · pop 19,590 5.7 Saint Roch 20 tracts · pop 30,510 4.7 Mid-City 3 tracts · pop 5,100 3.4 Spanish Fort 2 tracts · pop 5,649 5 Broadmoor 23 tracts · pop 45,632 3.4 Hollygrove 2 tracts · pop 4,614

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside New Orleans

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Faubourg St. John.

4.9 Broadmoor 23 tracts · pop 45,632 4.9 Warehouse District 11 tracts · pop 15,109 4.8 Barrington Park 5 tracts · pop 20,727 5.1 French Quarter 3 tracts · pop 3,191 5.1 Read Blvd East 3 tracts · pop 9,880 4.7 Mid-City 3 tracts · pop 5,100

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