20 census tracts · pop 30,510 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10
· range 5.1–6.7
Saint Roch takes in 20 census tracts of New Orleans, LA, population 30,510. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.4/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 58% against 35.9% citywide, putting Saint Roch 22.1% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 36%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Annualized rent equals 37% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. 22.7% 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.
The poverty rate is 30%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 27.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.1 to 6.7, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.5/10. Court records carry 2,214 eviction filings across its 18 observed tracts.
Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 7.2/10. Average gross rent is $1,100, 12% below the New Orleans average of $1,251.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
20 tracts · population-weighted
Saint Roch vs New OrleansHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Saint Roch
Aggregated across 18 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,214Total filings (sum)
5.23%Avg annual filing rate
32.6%Peak year (2013)
3.55%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,669Total filings 2020-21
2.0Avg monthly observed
2.0Pre-pandemic baseline
1.07×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (New Orleans, LA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Saint Roch
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.1%Housing insecurity
21.9%Utility shutoff threat
36.0%Food insecurity
34.4%SNAP enrollment
10.4%No health insurance
40.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Saint Roch
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Saint Roch?
Saint Roch scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 20 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 Saint Roch compare to New Orleans overall?
Saint Roch scores 1.1 points higher than New Orleans overall (5.3/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,100 vs $1,251.
Q3
What is the average rent in Saint Roch?
Average gross rent in Saint Roch is $1,100/month (pop-weighted across 20 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Saint Roch residents are renters?
52% of Saint Roch households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in New Orleans). The neighborhood has 30,510 residents.
Q5
Is Saint Roch a high social-vulnerability area?
Saint Roch sits in the 71st 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
Which tracts in Saint Roch have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Saint Roch is census tract 22071003308 (score 6.7/10). Across the 20 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 6.7, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Saint Roch for landlords?
Saint Roch carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). Pop-weighted across 20 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Saint Roch?
Saint Roch has 29,958 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (72.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (16.3%), Hispanic / Latino (5.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
