Neighborhood · New Orleans, LA

Tremé Eviction Risk: Moderate

12 census tracts · pop 19,590 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10 · range 3.5–6.2

Tremé is a black-white neighborhood in New Orleans with 12 census tracts and a population of 19,590 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 57% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 32% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,129/month sits 10% lower than the New Orleans citywide average ($1,251).

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

12 tracts · population-weighted

Tremé vs New Orleans How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

57.2% +59%

New Orleans: 35.9%

Average gross rent

$1,129 -10%

New Orleans: $1,251

Average HH income

$46,414 -16%

New Orleans: $55,339

Poverty rate

29.0% +28%

New Orleans: 22.6%

Renter share

57.4% +18%

New Orleans: 48.8%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Tremé and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 12 tracts span score 3.5–6.2

Why Tremé scores 5.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts

2.3

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 8.4–8.4 across tracts

8.4

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts

8.0

Rent control risk

57% of income on rent · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts

2.5

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Tenant organizing strength

57% renter households · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts

6.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts

4.5

Economic stress

29.0% below poverty line · Range 1.4–10.0 across tracts

6.6

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–5.8 across tracts

2.8

Risk score comparison

Tremé vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Tremé?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

0246810

Spread of 2.7 points from 3.5 to 6.2. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

6.2 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.0 4.7 4.2 3.5

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

12 tracts in Tremé

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
22071004900	6.2	1,806	84%	$1,079
22071003500	6.1	1,530	69%	$830
22071002700	6.1	1,269	58%	$769
22071003600	6	1,412	66%	$994
22071004401	6	1,221	67%	$1,023
22071004402	6	949	30%	$485
22071003400	5.9	1,540	70%	$1,124
22071004000	5.8	2,217	37%	$975
22071003900	5	912	58%	$1,129
22071003702	4.7	2,988	48%	$1,463
22071004100	4.2	1,527	53%	$1,596
22071004500	3.5	2,219	53%	$1,389

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 67

Pop-weighted across 12 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 78%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 52%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 71%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 48%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

What is the eviction-risk score for Tremé?

Tremé scores 5.3/10 (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.

How does Tremé compare to New Orleans overall?

Tremé scores 1.6 points higher than New Orleans overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,129 vs $1,251.

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.

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.

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.

Which tracts in Tremé have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Tremé is census tract 22071004900 (score 6.2/10). Across the 12 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 6.2, a spread of 2.7 points.

How safe is Tremé for landlords?

Tremé carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Tremé?

Tremé has 19,779 residents (Black-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (45.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (38.6%), Hispanic / Latino (8.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Tremé

5.7 Saint Roch 20 tracts · pop 30,510 4.9 French Quarter 3 tracts · pop 3,191 4.7 Mid-City 3 tracts · pop 5,100 4.4 French Market 6 tracts · pop 10,101 5 Broadmoor 23 tracts · pop 45,632 4.9 Faubourg St. John 3 tracts · pop 7,484

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside New Orleans

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Tremé.

5.3 Leonidas 12 tracts · pop 29,301 5.3 Milneburg 1 tracts · pop 2,085 5.2 Bywater 3 tracts · pop 3,756 5.2 Gentilly 4 tracts · pop 10,555 5.4 Camp Leroy Johnson 6 tracts · pop 17,077 5.1 Read Blvd East 3 tracts · pop 9,880

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