Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
The Myrtles Eviction Risk: Lower , Baton Rouge
Tract 22033004017 · East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · pop 3,726 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Eviction risk in The Myrtles in Baton Rouge centers on tract 22033004017, which scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,726 residents. It lands near the 23rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 39% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,640 a month while the average household earns $93,125 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,375
Renter share26.8%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$93,125
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
25
th percentile
Low
Within state
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Baton Rouge and the region
Centroid at 30.3672, -91.1100 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Myrtles scores 2.9
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
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,640 rent vs county FMR
8.4
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 The Myrtles 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.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 47%Household composition
- 76%Racial/ethnic minority
- 6%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.
- 12.4%Housing insecurity
- 8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.7%Food insecurity
- 10.8%SNAP enrollment
- 8.0%Transit barriers
- 5.9%No health insurance
- 15.7%Frequent mental distress
- 30.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Myrtles
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.4/10. 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 12.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Black and White 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 22033004017
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22033004017?
Census tract 22033004017 in the The Myrtles neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (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 average rent in tract 22033004017?
Median gross rent is $1,640/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22033004017?
4.4% of residents in tract 22033004017 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,726.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22033004017?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 47th, minority 76th, housing 6th.
Q5
Is tract 22033004017 considered part of The Myrtles?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22033004017 fall within The Myrtles (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 22033004017 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 22033004017 compare to Baton Rouge overall?
Tract 22033004017 scores 2.9/10, lower 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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