Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Harwich Eviction Risk: Moderate , Baton Rouge
Tract 22033004024 · East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · pop 5,556 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 22033004024 covers part of the Harwich area of Baton Rouge, LA, and scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units2,076
Renter share68.4%
SVI overall0.07
Poverty rate51.2%
Median income$44,247
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
84
th percentile
High
Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Baton Rouge and the region
Centroid at 30.3887, -91.1888 · click any tract to drill in
Why Harwich 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
51.2% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,151 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 Harwich compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 7
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 0%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 6%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Harwich. 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.
- 17.5%Housing insecurity
- 14.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.4%Food insecurity
- 21.6%SNAP enrollment
- 16.3%Transit barriers
- 7.8%No health insurance
- 25.2%Frequent mental distress
- 35.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Harwich
The poverty rate is 51%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Severe burden reaches 30%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. This is renter territory: 68% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Running cool, state political climate reads 2.3/10. Against the East Baton Rouge Parish average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. Food insecurity runs 25.4% against 17.8% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 1.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the LA average is 4.4, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 51% of renters.
Average gross rent is $1,151, close to the Baton Rouge average. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $44,247.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 22033004024
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22033004024?
Census tract 22033004024 in the Harwich 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 22033004024?
Median gross rent is $1,151/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22033004024?
51.2% of residents in tract 22033004024 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,556.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22033004024?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 0th, minority 43th, housing 6th.
Q5
Is tract 22033004024 considered part of Harwich?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22033004024 fall within Harwich (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 22033004024 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.5% 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. 14.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 22033004024 compare to Baton Rouge overall?
Tract 22033004024 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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5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.4
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5.4
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