Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
West Merrydale Eviction Risk: Moderate , Baton Rouge
Tract 22033003400 · East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · pop 6,433 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 22033003400 covers part of the West Merrydale area of Baton Rouge, LA, and scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Food insecurity runs 41.6% against 17.8% nationally.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units2,136
Renter share53.3%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate20.5%
Median income$33,002
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Baton Rouge and the region
Centroid at 30.5153, -91.1350 · 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
20.5% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$847 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%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.
- 30.8%Housing insecurity
- 24.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 41.6%Food insecurity
- 41.4%SNAP enrollment
- 20.4%Transit barriers
- 11.2%No health insurance
- 21.4%Frequent mental distress
- 46.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Merrydale
The severe-burden share is 31%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 24.6% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.9/10. Average gross rent is $847, 21% below the Baton Rouge average.
On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.3/10. Cost burden runs 57% here against 50.3% across East Baton Rouge Parish.
The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Against the East Baton Rouge Parish average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points.
On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the LA average is 4.4, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $33,002.
53% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 22033003400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22033003400?
Census tract 22033003400 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 22033003400?
Median gross rent is $847/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22033003400?
20.5% of residents in tract 22033003400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,433.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22033003400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 87th, minority 98th, housing 78th.
Q5
Is tract 22033003400 considered part of West Merrydale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22033003400 fall within West Merrydale (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 22033003400 struggle to pay rent?
About 30.8% 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. 24.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 22033003400 compare to Baton Rouge overall?
Tract 22033003400 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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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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