Eviction Risk in Benton Park , St. Louis
1 census tracts · pop 2,939 · pop-weighted composite 5.2/10 · range 5.2–5.2
Benton Park is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in St. Louis with 1 census tract and a population of 2,939 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 27% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 17% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,272/month sits 28% higher than the St. Louis citywide median ($997).
Benton Park vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Benton Park vs St. Louis
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 3,018 residents across all tracts in Benton Park. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 7%
- White (non-Hispanic) 77.7%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 8.3%
- Other / Multiracial 7%
1 tracts in Benton Park
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29510124300 | 5.2 | 2,939 | 27% | $1,272 |
CDC SVI percentile: 27
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
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).
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
About Benton Park
What is the eviction-risk score for Benton Park?
Benton Park scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Benton Park compare to St. Louis overall?
Benton Park scores 0.4 points higher than St. Louis overall (4.8/10). Rent burden: 27% vs 28% citywide. Median rent: $1,272 vs $997.
What is the median rent in Benton Park?
Median 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.
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.
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.