3 census tracts · pop 9,976 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 3.8–4.6
Central West End takes in 3 census tracts of St. Louis, MO and houses 9,976 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.2/10, in the Moderate tier. 40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the St. Louis rate of 28.2%.
26% 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. 76% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
At $1,254 a month, rents sit 26% over what the rest of St. Louis commands. The poverty rate is 20%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records carry 1,269 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 5.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.1% in 2017, is well off that peak. Among the 69 mapped neighborhoods of St. Louis, it ranks #39 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Botanical Heights and Lafayette Square. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $62,161.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Central West End vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport94%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Central West End
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,269Total filings (sum)
2.22%Avg annual filing rate
5.1%Peak year (2012)
1.69%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
571Total filings 2020-21
2.5Avg monthly observed
1.8Pre-pandemic baseline
1.73×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon, OR).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Central West End
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.1%Housing insecurity
7.4%Utility shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
7.3%SNAP enrollment
6.4%No health insurance
27.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Central West End
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Central West End?
Central West End scores 4.2/10 (Moderate 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 Central West End compare to St. Louis overall?
Central West End scores 0.0 points higher than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,254 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in Central West End?
Average gross rent in Central West End is $1,254/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Central West End residents are renters?
76% of Central West End households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 9,976 residents.
Q5
Is Central West End a high social-vulnerability area?
Central West End sits in the 58th 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
Which tracts in Central West End have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Central West End is census tract 29510119102 (score 4.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 4.6, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Central West End for landlords?
Central West End carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Central West End?
Central West End has 10,142 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (17%), Black (non-Hispanic) (15.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
