Neighborhood · New Orleans, LA

Uptown Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 4,602 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10 · range 3.9–4.1

Uptown takes in 3 census tracts of New Orleans, LA and houses 4,602 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4/10, in the Moderate tier. At $1,601 a month, rents sit 28% over what the rest of New Orleans commands.

44% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the New Orleans rate of 35.9%. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.9/10.

Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.

Filings are well documented here: 134 across 3 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 5.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 8.4% of adults, 9.4 points below the national rate.

Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 3.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.0% in 2013, is well off that peak.

Among the 29 mapped neighborhoods of New Orleans, it ranks #23 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, Hollygrove and West End score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $104,750, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion.

Its 3 tracts score within 0.2 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

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

% of income on rent

44.4% +24%

New Orleans: 35.9%

Average gross rent

$1,601 +28%

New Orleans: $1,251

Average HH income

$104,750 +89%

New Orleans: $55,339

Poverty rate

7.5% -67%

New Orleans: 22.6%

Renter share

44.4% -9%

New Orleans: 48.8%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Uptown and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 3.9–4.1

Why Uptown scores 4

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

44% 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

44% 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

7.5% below poverty line · Range 1.3–2.9 across tracts

1.9

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.1–6.2 across tracts

5.8

Risk score comparison

Uptown vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Uptown?

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

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.2 points from 3.9 to 4.1. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

4.1 3.9 3.9

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

Census tracts

3 tracts in Uptown

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
22071010600	4.1	1,406	24%	$1,491
22071010700	3.9	1,757	61%	$1,639
22071010800	3.9	1,439	44%	$1,661

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 17

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

Socioeconomic status 18%ile

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

Household characteristics 12%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 40%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 38%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Uptown

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

134Total filings (sum)
1.60%Avg annual filing rate
3.4%Peak year (2012)
1.04%Latest filed (2013)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

87Total filings 2020-21
0.4Avg monthly observed
0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
2.75×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 Uptown

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

7.7%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility shutoff threat
8.4%Food insecurity
5.5%SNAP enrollment
4.5%No health insurance
23.1%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Uptown

What is the eviction-risk score for Uptown?

Uptown scores 4/10 (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.

How does Uptown compare to New Orleans overall?

Uptown scores 1.3 points lower than New Orleans overall (5.3/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,601 vs $1,251.

What is the average rent in Uptown?

Average gross rent in Uptown is $1,601/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Uptown residents are renters?

44% of Uptown households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in New Orleans). The neighborhood has 4,602 residents.

Is Uptown a high social-vulnerability area?

Uptown sits in the 17th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Uptown have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Uptown is census tract 22071010600 (score 4.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.9 to 4.1, a spread of 0.2 points.

How safe is Uptown for landlords?

Uptown carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). 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 lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Uptown?

Uptown has 4,382 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.2%), Other / Multiracial (10.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Uptown

3.9 Greenville 5 tracts · pop 7,668 5.4 Broadmoor 23 tracts · pop 45,632 3.9 Garden District 6 tracts · pop 10,479 5.7 Leonidas 12 tracts · pop 29,301 5.2 Warehouse District 11 tracts · pop 15,109 6.5 Central Business District 3 tracts · pop 6,993

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside New Orleans

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Uptown.

4 Hollygrove 2 tracts · pop 4,614 3.9 Uptown Historic District 1 tracts · pop 1,401 3.9 West End 3 tracts · pop 6,193 3.9 Lakeshore 2 tracts · pop 6,400 3.9 Spanish Fort 2 tracts · pop 5,649 3.9 Garden District 6 tracts · pop 10,479

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