Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
High Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 29099700306 · Jefferson County, MO · pop 4,203 · 44% of tract blocks fall in High Ridge
Eviction risk in High Ridge centers on tract 29099700306, which scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,203 residents. That is riskier than roughly 35% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $737 a month against an average household income of $87,096 a year, roughly 10% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,661
Renter share11.0%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate8.3%
Median income$87,096
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
20
th percentile
Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across High Ridge and the region
Centroid at 38.4777, -90.5741 · click any tract to drill in
Why High Ridge scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from High Ridge
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.3
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
8.3% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$737 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from High Ridge
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from High Ridge
3.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from High Ridge
3.3
How High Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 20%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 10.9%Housing insecurity
- 7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.3%Food insecurity
- 9.2%SNAP enrollment
- 7.5%Transit barriers
- 8.6%No health insurance
- 17.8%Frequent mental distress
- 35.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in High Ridge
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 3.5/10. 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 High Ridge, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Jefferson County average of 4.7 and in line with the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th 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 29099700306
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29099700306?
Census tract 29099700306 in High Ridge scores 2.4/10 (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 29099700306?
Median gross rent is $737/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29099700306?
8.3% of residents in tract 29099700306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,203.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29099700306?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 10th, minority 15th, housing 20th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 29099700306 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.9% 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 29099700306 compare to High Ridge overall?
Tract 29099700306 scores 2.4/10, right in line with the parent city of High Ridge at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from High Ridge; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in High Ridge
Top eight tracts in High Ridge ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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