1 census tracts · pop 1,190 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 4.2–4.2
Botanical Heights maps to a single census tract in St. Louis, MO, population 1,190. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.2/10, Moderate tier. At $1,509 a month, rents sit 51% over what the rest of St. Louis commands.
39% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the St. Louis rate of 28.2%. Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The voucher gap is 24.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The poverty rate is 23%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running hot is supply constraint at 7.4/10.
The filing record is not thin: 400 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 10.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 6.2% in 2017, is well off that peak.
That places it #39 of 69 neighborhoods in St. Louis. For a like-for-like read, Lafayette Square and Skinker DeBaliviere score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.2/10 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
4.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Botanical Heights vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority67%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Botanical Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
400Total filings (sum)
9.11%Avg annual filing rate
10.3%Peak year (2004)
6.18%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
199Total filings 2020-21
2.6Avg monthly observed
2.1Pre-pandemic baseline
1.26×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon, OR).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Botanical Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.3%Housing insecurity
12.4%Utility shutoff threat
16.3%Food insecurity
13.1%SNAP enrollment
8.4%No health insurance
29.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Botanical Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Botanical Heights?
Botanical Heights scores 4.2/10 (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 Botanical Heights compare to St. Louis overall?
Botanical Heights scores 0.0 points higher than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,509 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in Botanical Heights?
Average gross rent in Botanical Heights is $1,509/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Botanical Heights residents are renters?
61% of Botanical Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 1,190 residents.
Q5
Is Botanical Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Botanical Heights sits in the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Botanical Heights for landlords?
Botanical Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Botanical Heights?
Botanical Heights has 1,500 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (43.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.2%), Other / Multiracial (13.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
