Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Phebus Eviction Risk: Moderate , Merrydale
Tract 22033003504 · East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · pop 6,403 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 22033003504 (Phebus in Merrydale, Louisiana) comes in at 6.2/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 81st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,236 monthly, set against $41,577 in average yearly household income, roughly 36% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units2,319
Renter share21.5%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate34.6%
Median income$41,577
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Merrydale and the region
Centroid at 30.5080, -91.1108 · click any tract to drill in
Why Phebus scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Merrydale
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
34.6% poverty · this tract
8.6
Supply constraint
$1,236 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Merrydale
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Merrydale
5.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Merrydale
8.2
How Phebus compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 73
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 100%Racial/ethnic minority
- 20%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.
- 33.0%Housing insecurity
- 28.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 44.5%Food insecurity
- 46.6%SNAP enrollment
- 22.5%Transit barriers
- 10.7%No health insurance
- 21.9%Frequent mental distress
- 46.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Phebus
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.6/10. 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 Merrydale, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the East Baton Rouge County average of 5.0 and above the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 73rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 33.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 28.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 22033003504
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22033003504?
Census tract 22033003504 in the Phebus neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 22033003504?
Median gross rent is $1,236/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22033003504?
34.6% of residents in tract 22033003504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,403.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22033003504?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 72th, minority 100th, housing 20th.
Q5
Is tract 22033003504 considered part of Phebus?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22033003504 fall within Phebus (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 22033003504 struggle to pay rent?
About 33.0% 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. 28.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 22033003504 compare to Merrydale overall?
Tract 22033003504 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Merrydale at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Merrydale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Merrydale
Top eight tracts in Merrydale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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