Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Sikeston Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 29201781300 · Scott County, MO · pop 3,456 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Sikeston
Census tract 29201781300 covers Sikeston, home to 3,456 residents. For landlords it grades 4.3/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #69,145 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
25% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $750 a month while the average household earns $72,557 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,556
Renter share30.4%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate9.0%
Median income$72,557
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
20
th percentile
Low
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
National
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sikeston and the region
Centroid at 36.9049, -89.6185 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sikeston scores 3.7
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
9.0% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$750 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 32%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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)
- 141Total filings over 12 yrs
- 2.31%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.4%Peak (2015)
- 10Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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.
- 9.9%Housing insecurity
- 6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.7%Food insecurity
- 8.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 15.1%Frequent mental distress
- 33.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sikeston
What moves this score most is 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 about the same as the Scott County average of 4.5 and below 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 44th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 141 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 2.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.4% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 29201781300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29201781300?
Census tract 29201781300 in Sikeston scores 3.7/10 (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 29201781300?
Median gross rent is $750/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29201781300?
9.0% of residents in tract 29201781300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,456.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29201781300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 68th, minority 32th, housing 63th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29201781300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 141 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 29201781300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.31% of renter households, peaking at 5.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 29201781300 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.9% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 29201781300 compare to Sikeston overall?
Tract 29201781300 scores 3.7/10, 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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