1 census tracts · pop 2,939 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Benton Park is a one-tract neighborhood of St. Louis, MO, population 2,939. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. 27% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
At $1,272 a month, rents sit 28% over what the rest of St. Louis commands. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. 17% 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.
The filing record is not thin: 695 evictions logged in this tract. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.9/10. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 8.6% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 9.7% of adults, 8.1 points below the national rate. Recent filings have not receded much: 6.1% in 2017 against a 8.6% peak.
Among the 69 mapped neighborhoods of St. Louis, it ranks #59 by risk, the lower third. Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Benton Park vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority37%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport34%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Benton Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
695Total filings (sum)
7.75%Avg annual filing rate
8.6%Peak year (2004)
6.07%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
120Total filings 2020-21
1.6Avg monthly observed
3.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.52×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
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.9%Housing insecurity
8.3%Utility shutoff threat
9.7%Food insecurity
7.2%SNAP enrollment
5.9%No health insurance
25.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Benton Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Benton Park?
Benton Park scores 3/10 (Lower 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 compare to St. Louis overall?
Benton Park scores 1.2 points lower than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,272 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in Benton Park?
Average gross rent in Benton Park is $1,272/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Benton Park residents are renters?
35% of Benton Park households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 2,939 residents.
Q5
Is Benton Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Benton Park sits in the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 for landlords?
Benton Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Benton Park?
Benton Park has 3,018 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.3%), Hispanic / Latino (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
