2 census tracts · pop 9,453 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3–4.2
New Town takes in 2 census tracts of St. Charles, MO, population 9,453. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.4/10, in the Lower tier. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 27% of renter households.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.5/10. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.9/10.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.9/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 4.2, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Filings are well documented here: 306 across 2 observed tracts. 8% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. SNAP participation is 6.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 8.2% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.1% of adults, 8.7 points below the national rate.
The most recent observed rate, 3.3% in 2017, is well off that peak. At 22% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $103,584, annual rent is only 15%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,313, close to the St. Charles average.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
New Town vs St. CharlesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
26.9%+2%
St. Charles: 26.5%
Average gross rent
$1,313+5%
St. Charles: $1,251
Average HH income
$103,584+25%
St. Charles: $83,087
Poverty rate
5.2%-13%
St. Charles: 6.0%
Renter share
21.5%-33%
St. Charles: 32.0%
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Town and the region
Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3–4.2
Why New Town scores 3.4
9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.7–4.7 across tracts
4.7
Rent control risk
27% of income on rent · Range 1.9–1.9 across tracts
1.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.9–1.9 across tracts
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
22% renter households · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts
3.2
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Economic stress
5.2% below poverty line · Range 1.0–2.4 across tracts
1.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.1–7.3 across tracts
5.8
Risk score comparison
New Town vs. parent city, state, U.S.
Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).
Census tracts
2 tracts in New Town
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority34%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport14%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in New Town
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
306Total filings (sum)
26.90%Avg annual filing rate
8.2%Peak year (2013)
2.50%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in New Town
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.8%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility shutoff threat
8.5%Food insecurity
6.0%SNAP enrollment
5.9%No health insurance
30.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About New Town
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for New Town?
New Town scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 New Town compare to St. Charles overall?
New Town scores 0.2 points higher than St. Charles overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,313 vs $1,251.
Q3
What is the average rent in New Town?
Average gross rent in New Town is $1,313/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of New Town residents are renters?
22% of New Town households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in St. Charles). The neighborhood has 9,453 residents.
Q5
Is New Town a high social-vulnerability area?
New Town sits in the 17th 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 New Town have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in New Town is census tract 29183310202 (score 4.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.2, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is New Town for landlords?
New Town carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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. Charles as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of New Town?
New Town has 10,005 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.4%), Other / Multiracial (8.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
