Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Rivergate Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lafayette
Tract 22055001421 · Lafayette Parish, LA · pop 2,798 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
With a score of $1/10, tract 22055001421 in the Rivergate neighborhood of Lafayette ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,798 residents. On the national scale it ranks #73,963 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 26% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,354 a month against an average household income of $69,513 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 70% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 52%
Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units1,600
Renter share69.9%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate12.0%
Median income$69,513
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
38
th percentile
Low
Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lafayette and the region
Centroid at 30.1591, -92.0334 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rivergate scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lafayette
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
12.0% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,354 rent vs county FMR
7.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lafayette
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lafayette
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lafayette
3.0
How Rivergate compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 19
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Rivergate. 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.
- 10.7%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.0%Food insecurity
- 9.2%SNAP enrollment
- 7.7%Transit barriers
- 6.1%No health insurance
- 17.4%Frequent mental distress
- 29.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rivergate
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.9/10. 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 Lafayette eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Lafayette County average of 4.6 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 10.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 19th 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 22055001421
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22055001421?
Census tract 22055001421 in the Rivergate neighborhood scores 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 22055001421?
Median gross rent is $1,354/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22055001421?
12.0% of residents in tract 22055001421 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,798.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22055001421?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 1th, minority 51th, housing 40th.
Q5
Is tract 22055001421 considered part of Rivergate?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22055001421 fall within Rivergate (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 22055001421 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.7% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 22055001421 compare to Lafayette overall?
Tract 22055001421 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Lafayette at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lafayette eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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