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Neighborhood · St. Louis, MO

Boulevard Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

3 census tracts · pop 8,385 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10 · range 3–4.4

Boulevard Heights spans 3 census tracts of St. Louis, MO and houses 8,385 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.4/10, in the Lower tier. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 26% of renter households.

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 4.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.3/10.

Court records carry 263 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. The severe-burden share is 11%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.

Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 10.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.4% in 2017, is well off that peak.

Among the 69 mapped neighborhoods of St. Louis, it ranks #53 by risk, the lower third. At 18% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Boulevard Heights vs St. Louis How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
26.1% -7%
St. Louis: 28.2%
Average gross rent
$952 -5%
St. Louis: $997
Average HH income
$74,657 +30%
St. Louis: $57,574
Poverty rate
9.0% -55%
St. Louis: 20.0%
Renter share
18.1% -67%
St. Louis: 54.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Boulevard Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 3–4.4

Why Boulevard Heights 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 8.3–8.3 across tracts
8.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Rent control risk
26% of income on rent · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
18% renter households · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Economic stress
9.0% below poverty line · Range 1.1–5.4 across tracts
2.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.2–4.1 across tracts
2.8
Risk score comparison

Boulevard Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Boulevard Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.4Boulevard HeightsNeighborhood4.2Parent cityhost city3.7Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Boulevard Heights?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 1.4 points from 3 to 4.4. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Boulevard Heights

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
29510101100 4.4 2,254 27% $1,096
29510101200 3 3,563 16% $751
29510102300 3 2,568 39% $1,104
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 36

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 37%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 52%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Boulevard Heights

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 263Total filings (sum)
  • 3.82%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.9%Peak year (2012)
  • 3.30%Latest filed (2017)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 121Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.6Avg monthly observed
  • 0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.11×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 Boulevard Heights

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Boulevard Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Boulevard Heights?

Boulevard Heights scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Boulevard Heights compare to St. Louis overall?

Boulevard Heights scores 0.8 points lower than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 26% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $952 vs $997.
Q3

What is the average rent in Boulevard Heights?

Average gross rent in Boulevard Heights is $952/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Boulevard Heights residents are renters?

18% of Boulevard Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 8,385 residents.
Q5

Is Boulevard Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Boulevard Heights sits in the 36th 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

Which tracts in Boulevard Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Boulevard Heights is census tract 29510101100 (score 4.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.4, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7

How safe is Boulevard Heights for landlords?

Boulevard Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Boulevard Heights?

Boulevard Heights has 8,195 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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