12 census tracts · pop 19,590 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 3.9–6.7
Tremé takes in 12 census tracts of New Orleans, LA, population 19,590. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 57% against 35.9% citywide, putting Tremé 21.3% over its own city.
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. Scores across the 12 constituent tracts range from 3.9 to 6.7. A 2.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The poverty rate is 29%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
18.4% 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 main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 22.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.8/10. Filings are well documented here: 2,270 across 12 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 31.6% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,129, 10% below the New Orleans average of $1,251. Among the 29 mapped neighborhoods of New Orleans, it ranks #7 by risk, the upper third.
Judgments average 2.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Camp Leroy Johnson and Milneburg score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $46,414.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.9 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
5.9
Moderate
12 tracts · population-weighted
Tremé vs New OrleansHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Tremé
Aggregated across 12 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,270Total filings (sum)
6.32%Avg annual filing rate
31.6%Peak year (2013)
4.44%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,868Total filings 2020-21
2.0Avg monthly observed
1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
2.26×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 Tremé
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.0%Housing insecurity
17.0%Utility shutoff threat
27.5%Food insecurity
25.8%SNAP enrollment
9.3%No health insurance
35.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Tremé
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Tremé?
Tremé scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 12 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 Tremé compare to New Orleans overall?
Tremé scores 0.6 points higher than New Orleans overall (5.3/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,129 vs $1,251.
Q3
What is the average rent in Tremé?
Average gross rent in Tremé is $1,129/month (pop-weighted across 12 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Tremé residents are renters?
57% of Tremé households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in New Orleans). The neighborhood has 19,590 residents.
Q5
Is Tremé a high social-vulnerability area?
Tremé sits in the 67th 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 Tremé have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Tremé is census tract 22071004900 (score 6.7/10). Across the 12 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.9 to 6.7, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Tremé for landlords?
Tremé carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 12 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 Tremé?
Tremé has 19,779 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (45.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (38.6%), Hispanic / Latino (8.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
