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Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Rolla Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 29161890100 · Phelps County, MO · pop 5,270 · 14% of tract blocks fall in Rolla

Census tract 29161890100 sits in Rolla eviction risk, Missouri eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.5/10. On the national scale it ranks #64,955 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

30% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $899 a month while the average household earns $66,217 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 13% Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,918
Renter share18.2%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate10.3%
Median income$66,217

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 9 tracts In Rolla
Low
Within county
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 12 tracts In Phelps County
Moderate
Within state
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#654 of 1,654 tracts In Missouri
Elevated
National
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#37,643 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Rolla and the region

Centroid at 38.0458, -91.6145 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rolla scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Rolla
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
10.3% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$899 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rolla
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rolla
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rolla
8.0

How Rolla compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Rolla risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.24.2This tracttract 890100Rolla: 2.62.6Rollaparent cityCounty: 4.74.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 71Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 2.39%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.7%Peak (2015)
  • 5Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 291618901002004: 7 filings (3.15/100 renter HHs)2006: 6 filings (2.97/100 renter HHs)2007: 5 filings (2.48/100 renter HHs)2008: 4 filings (1.98/100 renter HHs)2010: 7 filings (2.01/100 renter HHs)2011: 6 filings (2.01/100 renter HHs)2012: 8 filings (2.68/100 renter HHs)2013: 5 filings (1.67/100 renter HHs)2014: 7 filings (2.34/100 renter HHs)2015: 11 filings (3.68/100 renter HHs)2016: 5 filings (1.26/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 29% over the past 11 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rolla

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Rolla eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Phelps County average of 4.6 and in line with the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 29161890100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29161890100?

Census tract 29161890100 in Rolla scores 4.2/10 (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 29161890100?

Median gross rent is $899/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 29161890100?

10.3% of residents in tract 29161890100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,270.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 29161890100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 82th, minority 14th, housing 55th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29161890100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 71 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 29161890100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.39% of renter households, peaking at 3.7% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 29161890100 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.7% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 29161890100 compare to Rolla overall?

Tract 29161890100 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Rolla at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rolla eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Rolla

Top eight tracts in Rolla ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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