Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
McGrath Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Baton Rouge
Tract 22033001600 · East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · pop 3,065 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
In the McGrath Heights area of Baton Rouge, census tract 22033001600 scores 4.5/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #64,709 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,129 monthly, set against $59,909 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 51% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,436
Renter share51.4%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate13.4%
Median income$59,909
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
30
th percentile
Low
Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Baton Rouge and the region
Centroid at 30.4458, -91.1607 · click any tract to drill in
Why McGrath Heights scores 4.1
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
13.4% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,129 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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 McGrath Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 7%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%Housing & transportation
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.
- 14.4%Housing insecurity
- 10.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.9%Food insecurity
- 13.9%SNAP enrollment
- 9.4%Transit barriers
- 6.2%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 30.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in McGrath Heights
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 4.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Baton Rouge eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the East Baton Rouge County average of 5.0 and below the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 22033001600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22033001600?
Census tract 22033001600 in the McGrath Heights neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 22033001600?
Median gross rent is $1,129/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22033001600?
13.4% of residents in tract 22033001600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,065.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22033001600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 7th, minority 55th, housing 31th.
Q5
Is tract 22033001600 considered part of McGrath Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22033001600 fall within McGrath Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 22033001600 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.4% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 22033001600 compare to Baton Rouge overall?
Tract 22033001600 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Baton Rouge at 3.4/10. 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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