1 census tracts · pop 3,881 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.9–4.9
Benton Park West maps to a single census tract in St. Louis, MO and houses 3,881 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.9/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs about half against 28.2% citywide, putting Benton Park West 21.8% over its own city.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
17.3% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The poverty rate is 21%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The filing record is not thin: 1,400 evictions logged in this tract.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 21.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2007 at 20.7% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 11.5% in 2017, is well off that peak. Among the 69 mapped neighborhoods of St. Louis, it ranks #31 by risk, the middle third. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $1,032, close to the St. Louis average. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $39,949. 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Benton Park West vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Benton Park West
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,400Total filings (sum)
13.95%Avg annual filing rate
20.7%Peak year (2007)
11.47%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
298Total filings 2020-21
3.9Avg monthly observed
7.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.49×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon, OR).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Benton Park West
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.9%Housing insecurity
17.3%Utility shutoff threat
23.7%Food insecurity
21.0%SNAP enrollment
11.2%No health insurance
35.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Benton Park West
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Benton Park West?
Benton Park West scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Benton Park West compare to St. Louis overall?
Benton Park West scores 0.7 points higher than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,032 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in Benton Park West?
Average gross rent in Benton Park West is $1,032/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Benton Park West residents are renters?
62% of Benton Park West households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 3,881 residents.
Q5
Is Benton Park West a high social-vulnerability area?
Benton Park West sits in the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Benton Park West for landlords?
Benton Park West carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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. Louis as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Benton Park West?
Benton Park West has 3,905 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (49.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (41.2%), Hispanic / Latino (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
