Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Somerset Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Sterlington
Tract 22073010302 · Ouachita Parish, LA · pop 4,346 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
The Somerset Park neighborhood of Sterlington anchors census tract 22073010302, which lands at 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 26% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
27% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $956 monthly, set against $68,813 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,637
Renter share25.6%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate18.5%
Median income$68,813
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sterlington and the region
Centroid at 32.6477, -92.0944 · click any tract to drill in
Why Somerset Park scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sterlington
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
18.5% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$956 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sterlington
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sterlington
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sterlington
6.1
How Somerset Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 71%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%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.
- 16.3%Housing insecurity
- 12.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.6%Food insecurity
- 16.7%SNAP enrollment
- 10.6%Transit barriers
- 7.1%No health insurance
- 19.6%Frequent mental distress
- 35.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Somerset Park
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Sterlington, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Ouachita 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 16.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 60th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 22073010302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22073010302?
Census tract 22073010302 in the Somerset Park neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 22073010302?
Median gross rent is $956/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22073010302?
18.5% of residents in tract 22073010302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,346.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22073010302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 71th, minority 53th, housing 30th.
Q5
Is tract 22073010302 considered part of Somerset Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22073010302 fall within Somerset Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 22073010302 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.3% 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. 12.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 22073010302 compare to Sterlington overall?
Tract 22073010302 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Sterlington at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sterlington; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sterlington
Top eight tracts in Sterlington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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