Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Walnut Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Baton Rouge
Tract 22033002700 · East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · pop 1,520 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 22033002700 covers the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Baton Rouge, home to 1,520 residents. For landlords it grades 4.5/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 23rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $71,923 a year. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 70% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units584
Renter share22.8%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$71,923
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Baton Rouge and the region
Centroid at 30.4259, -91.1450 · click any tract to drill in
Why Walnut Hills scores 3.6
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
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Walnut Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 17%Household composition
- 70%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%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.
- 15.3%Housing insecurity
- 10.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.9%Food insecurity
- 13.7%SNAP enrollment
- 9.4%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 32.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Walnut Hills
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 15.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 14th 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 22033002700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22033002700?
Census tract 22033002700 in the Walnut Hills neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 poverty rate in tract 22033002700?
7.2% of residents in tract 22033002700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,520.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 22033002700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 17th, minority 70th, housing 4th.
Q4
Is tract 22033002700 considered part of Walnut Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22033002700 fall within Walnut Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q5
What share of households in tract 22033002700 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.3% 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. 10.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22033002700 compare to Baton Rouge overall?
Tract 22033002700 scores 3.6/10, right in line with 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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Highest-risk tracts in Baton Rouge
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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