3 census tracts · pop 9,880 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 4.8–6.7
Read Blvd East takes in 3 census tracts of New Orleans, LA and houses 9,880 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.6/10, in the Moderate tier. 53% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the New Orleans rate of 35.9%.
Severe burden reaches 37%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.1/10.
23.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. SNAP participation is 36.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Average gross rent is $902, 28% below the New Orleans average of $1,251. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 4.8 to 6.7. A 1.9-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Filings are well documented here: 1,091 across 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 49.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 12.5% in 2013, is well off that peak.
Among the 29 mapped neighborhoods of New Orleans, it ranks #13 by risk, the middle third.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Read Blvd East vs New OrleansHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Read Blvd East
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,091Total filings (sum)
13.67%Avg annual filing rate
49.1%Peak year (2010)
8.15%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,055Total filings 2020-21
3.9Avg monthly observed
7.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.86×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 Read Blvd East
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.1%Housing insecurity
21.4%Utility shutoff threat
35.6%Food insecurity
33.1%SNAP enrollment
9.5%No health insurance
39.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Read Blvd East
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Read Blvd East?
Read Blvd East scores 5.6/10 (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.
Q2
How does Read Blvd East compare to New Orleans overall?
Read Blvd East scores 0.3 points higher than New Orleans overall (5.3/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $902 vs $1,251.
Q3
What is the average rent in Read Blvd East?
Average gross rent in Read Blvd East is $902/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Read Blvd East residents are renters?
44% of Read Blvd East households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in New Orleans). The neighborhood has 9,880 residents.
Q5
Is Read Blvd East a high social-vulnerability area?
Read Blvd East sits in the 84th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Read Blvd East have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Read Blvd East is census tract 22071001736 (score 6.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 6.7, a spread of 1.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Read Blvd East for landlords?
Read Blvd East carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). 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 (5.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Read Blvd East?
Read Blvd East has 9,652 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (88.9%), Hispanic / Latino (4.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
