1 census tracts · pop 1,213 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10
· range 6.7–6.7
Gentilly Woods is a one-tract quarter of New Orleans, LA and houses 1,213 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.7/10, in the Elevated tier. 64% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the New Orleans rate of 35.9%.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 59%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. SNAP participation is 66.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 61.6% of adults, 43.8 points above the national rate. The severe-burden share is 32%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
At $770 a month, rents sit 38% under what the rest of New Orleans commands. This is a renter market: 87% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Set annual rent against average household income of $23,401 and the ratio lands at 39%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 1/10. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. Among the 29 mapped neighborhoods of New Orleans, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Gentilly Woods vs New OrleansHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority100%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport19%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Gentilly Woods
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
87Total filings 2020-21
1.2Avg monthly observed
0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
14.50×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 Gentilly Woods
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
46.8%Housing insecurity
42.9%Utility shutoff threat
61.6%Food insecurity
66.7%SNAP enrollment
14.6%No health insurance
49.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Gentilly Woods
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Gentilly Woods?
Gentilly Woods 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 Woods compare to New Orleans overall?
Gentilly Woods scores 1.4 points higher than New Orleans overall (5.3/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $770 vs $1,251.
Q3
What is the average rent in Gentilly Woods?
Average gross rent in Gentilly Woods is $770/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Gentilly Woods residents are renters?
87% of Gentilly Woods households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in New Orleans). The neighborhood has 1,213 residents.
Q5
Is Gentilly Woods a high social-vulnerability area?
Gentilly Woods sits in the 65th 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.
Q6
How safe is Gentilly Woods for landlords?
Gentilly Woods 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 Woods?
Gentilly Woods has 1,223 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (100%), Hispanic / Latino (0%), White (non-Hispanic) (0%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
