Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Sikeston Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 29201780700 · Scott County, MO · pop 2,813 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Sikeston
In Sikeston, census tract 29201780700 scores 5.4/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 53% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $849 a month against an average household income of $52,976 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,032
Renter share36.8%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate20.1%
Median income$52,976
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
National
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sikeston and the region
Centroid at 36.8809, -89.6120 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sikeston scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sikeston
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.2
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
20.1% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$849 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sikeston
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sikeston
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sikeston
6.8
How Sikeston compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%Housing & transportation
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)
- 246Total filings over 12 yrs
- 4.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.4%Peak (2007)
- 23Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 53% over the past 12 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.
- 20.4%Housing insecurity
- 15.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.8%Food insecurity
- 21.2%SNAP enrollment
- 12.8%Transit barriers
- 10.0%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 41.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sikeston
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 Sikeston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Scott County average of 4.5 and above the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 246 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 4.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.4% of renter households in 2007.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 29201780700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29201780700?
Census tract 29201780700 in Sikeston scores 4.9/10 (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 29201780700?
Median gross rent is $849/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29201780700?
20.1% of residents in tract 29201780700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,813.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29201780700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 46th, minority 61th, housing 46th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29201780700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 246 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 29201780700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.04% of renter households, peaking at 6.4% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 29201780700 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.4% 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. 15.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 29201780700 compare to Sikeston overall?
Tract 29201780700 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Sikeston at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sikeston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sikeston
Top eight tracts in Sikeston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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