1 census tracts · pop 1,277 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10
· range 6.7–6.7
Gentilly Terrace is a one-tract quarter of New Orleans, LA, population 1,277. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.7/10, in the Elevated tier. 14% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well under the New Orleans rate of 35.9%.
What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 8.9/10. The poverty rate is 36%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
SNAP participation is 32.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 34.2% of adults, 16.4 points above the national rate.
Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. The severe-burden share is 13%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Court records for this tract carry 90 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 7.4% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 3.3% in 2013, is well off that peak. Among the 29 mapped neighborhoods of New Orleans, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Gentilly Woods and Central Business District.
Average gross rent runs $1,305, close to the New Orleans average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Gentilly Terrace vs New OrleansHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport5%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Gentilly Terrace
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
90Total filings (sum)
6.21%Avg annual filing rate
7.4%Peak year (2012)
3.28%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
53Total filings 2020-21
0.7Avg monthly observed
0.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.98×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (New Orleans, LA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Gentilly Terrace
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
26.0%Housing insecurity
21.6%Utility shutoff threat
34.2%Food insecurity
32.9%SNAP enrollment
8.6%No health insurance
41.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Gentilly Terrace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Gentilly Terrace?
Gentilly Terrace scores 6.7/10 (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 Gentilly Terrace compare to New Orleans overall?
Gentilly Terrace scores 1.4 points higher than New Orleans overall (5.3/10). Renters spend 14% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,305 vs $1,251.
Q3
What is the average rent in Gentilly Terrace?
Average gross rent in Gentilly Terrace is $1,305/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 14% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Gentilly Terrace residents are renters?
57% of Gentilly Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in New Orleans). The neighborhood has 1,277 residents.
Q5
Is Gentilly Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Gentilly Terrace sits in the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Gentilly Terrace for landlords?
Gentilly Terrace carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). 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 New Orleans as a whole (5.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Gentilly Terrace?
Gentilly Terrace has 1,316 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (86.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (8.3%), Hispanic / Latino (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
