Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
West Merrydale Eviction Risk: Moderate , Baton Rouge
Tract 22033000200 · East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · pop 5,896 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Tract 22033000200 sits in the West Merrydale area of Baton Rouge eviction risk, LA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. It is home to 5,896 residents. What pushes it up most is economic stress at 10/10.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 23%
Tract context
Occupied units2,428
Renter share76.5%
SVI overall1.00
Poverty rate44.5%
Median income$22,263
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Baton Rouge and the region
Centroid at 30.4984, -91.1377 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Merrydale scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Baton Rouge
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
44.5% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$653 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Baton Rouge
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Baton Rouge
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Baton Rouge
3.5
How West Merrydale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 100
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 96%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Merrydale. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 44.1%Housing insecurity
- 38.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 61.1%Food insecurity
- 65.6%SNAP enrollment
- 32.4%Transit barriers
- 17.0%No health insurance
- 26.6%Frequent mental distress
- 56.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Merrydale
Food insecurity runs 61.1% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 65.6% against 15.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 45%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Average gross rent is $653, 39% below the Baton Rouge average.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1/10. The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
This is renter territory: 76% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Annualized rent equals 35% of average household income of $22,263, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. Against East Baton Rouge Parish at 50.3%, 59% of renters here are cost-burdened.
It sits 1.1 points above the East Baton Rouge Parish average of 4.3. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 22033000200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22033000200?
Census tract 22033000200 in the West Merrydale neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 22033000200?
Median gross rent is $653/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22033000200?
44.5% of residents in tract 22033000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,896.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22033000200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 98th, minority 96th, housing 96th.
Q5
Is tract 22033000200 considered part of West Merrydale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22033000200 fall within West Merrydale (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 22033000200 struggle to pay rent?
About 44.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 38.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 22033000200 compare to Baton Rouge overall?
Tract 22033000200 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Baton Rouge at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Baton Rouge eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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