7 census tracts · pop 23,257 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Parkside is a 7-tract neighborhood of St. Matthews, KY, population 23,257. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.1/10.
Cost burden runs 34% against 24.8% citywide, putting Parkside 9.3% over its own city. The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1.8/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. Filings are well documented here: 3,159 across 7 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 24.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.3% in 2015, is well off that peak. Against average income of $90,995, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion.
The 7 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,383, close to the St. Matthews average.
36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
7 tracts · population-weighted
Parkside vs St. MatthewsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority18%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Parkside
Aggregated across 7 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,159Total filings (sum)
5.64%Avg annual filing rate
24.3%Peak year (2011)
4.50%Latest filed (2015)
Frequently asked
About Parkside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Parkside?
Parkside scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 7 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Parkside compare to St. Matthews overall?
Parkside scores 0.5 points lower than St. Matthews overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,383 vs $1,369.
Q3
What is the average rent in Parkside?
Average gross rent in Parkside is $1,383/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Parkside residents are renters?
36% of Parkside households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in St. Matthews). The neighborhood has 23,257 residents.
Q5
Is Parkside a high social-vulnerability area?
Parkside sits in the 19th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Parkside have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Parkside is census tract 21111010001 (score 3/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Parkside for landlords?
Parkside carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 7 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to St. Matthews as a whole (3.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Parkside?
Parkside has 23,063 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87.1%), Hispanic / Latino (3.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
