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Eviction Risk in Lake Forest , New Orleans

3 census tracts · pop 10,313 · pop-weighted composite 6.1/10 · range 5.7–6.4

Lake Forest is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in New Orleans with 3 census tracts and a population of 10,313 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 59% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 46% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,255/month sits 0% higher than the New Orleans citywide median ($1,251).

Eviction Risk
6.1
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
59%
46% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,255
Median household income
$35,471
34.4% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Lake Forest vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Lake Forest score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Lake Forest: 6.16.1Lake ForestNeighborhoodParent city: 5.45.4Parent cityhost cityState: 4.54.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · LA
Leonidas
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
12 tracts · pop. 29.3K
Peer · LA
Plum Orchard
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
4 tracts · pop. 9.7K
Peer · LA
Saint Roch
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
20 tracts · pop. 30.5K
Peer · LA
Central Business District
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 7.0K
Comparison

Lake Forest vs New Orleans

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.1 +13%
New Orleans: 5.4
Rent burden
59.1% +65%
New Orleans: 35.9%
Median gross rent
$1,255 +0%
New Orleans: $1,251
Median HH income
$35,471 -36%
New Orleans: $55,339
Poverty rate
34.4% +52%
New Orleans: 22.6%
Renter share
53.5% +10%
New Orleans: 48.8%
Where

Tract centroids in Lake Forest

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 9,819 residents across all tracts in Lake Forest. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 6% White (non-Hispanic): 1.3% Black (non-Hispanic): 86% Other / Multiracial: 6.7%
  • Hispanic / Latino 6%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 1.3%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 86%
  • Other / Multiracial 6.7%
Census tracts

3 tracts in Lake Forest

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
22071001744 6.4 4,687 72% $1,133
22071001756 5.9 1,868 64% $1,112
22071001755 5.7 3,758 41% $1,479
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 82

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

Socioeconomic status 88%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 89%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 41%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Lake Forest

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 709Total filings (sum)
  • 11.03%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.3%Peak year (2013)
  • 12.34%Latest filed (2013)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,034Total filings 2020-21
  • 5.1Avg monthly observed
  • 8.6Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.82×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 Lake Forest

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

Frequently asked

About Lake Forest

What is the eviction-risk score for Lake Forest?

Lake Forest scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Lake Forest compare to New Orleans overall?

Lake Forest scores 0.7 points higher than New Orleans overall (5.4/10). Rent burden: 59% vs 36% citywide. Median rent: $1,255 vs $1,251.

What is the median rent in Lake Forest?

Median gross rent in Lake Forest is $1,255/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Lake Forest residents are renters?

54% of Lake Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in New Orleans). The neighborhood has 10,313 residents.

Is Lake Forest a high social-vulnerability area?

Lake Forest sits in the 82th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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