Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally

Riffel Place Eviction Risk: Moderate , Baton Rouge

Tract 22033003501 · East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · pop 3,095 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

The Riffel Place neighborhood of Baton Rouge is where census tract 22033003501 sits, home to 3,095 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.2/10. That is riskier than roughly 16% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

16% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,021 a month while the average household earns $49,892 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 39% Owners 54%

Tract context

Occupied units1,063

Renter share46.8%

SVI overall0.86

Poverty rate27.5%

Median income$49,892

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Baton Rouge and the region

Centroid at 30.5146, -91.0947 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riffel Place scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

27.5% poverty · this tract

6.9

Supply constraint

$1,021 rent vs county FMR

3.4

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 Riffel Place compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

68%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
53%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.

23.3%Housing insecurity
17.3%Utility-shutoff threat
30.5%Food insecurity
27.3%SNAP enrollment
15.1%Transit barriers
11.6%No health insurance
18.2%Frequent mental distress
39.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Riffel Place

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.9/10. 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.

The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 23.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 22033003501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22033003501?

Census tract 22033003501 in the Riffel Place neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 22033003501?

Median gross rent is $1,021/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 22033003501?

27.5% of residents in tract 22033003501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,095.

How socially vulnerable is tract 22033003501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 99th, minority 94th, housing 53th.

Is tract 22033003501 considered part of Riffel Place?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22033003501 fall within Riffel Place (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 22033003501 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.3% 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. 17.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 22033003501 compare to Baton Rouge overall?

Tract 22033003501 scores 5.3/10, 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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