1 census tracts · pop 2,270 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Cheltenham maps to a single census tract in St. Louis, MO, population 2,270. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Average gross rent is $1,538, 54% above the St. Louis average of $997.
This is a renter market: 76% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. 27% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.5/10.
The voucher gap is 26.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. 13% 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.
Running hot is supply constraint at 7.7/10. The filing record is not thin: 254 evictions logged in this tract.
SNAP participation is 5.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 8.3% of adults, 9.5 points below the national rate.
Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 7.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.5% in 2017, is well off that peak.
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
Cheltenham vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority33%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cheltenham
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
254Total filings (sum)
3.59%Avg annual filing rate
7.1%Peak year (2004)
1.48%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
72Total filings 2020-21
0.9Avg monthly observed
1.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.82×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon, OR).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cheltenham
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.0%Housing insecurity
6.0%Utility shutoff threat
8.3%Food insecurity
5.1%SNAP enrollment
6.2%No health insurance
23.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Cheltenham
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cheltenham?
Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham compare to St. Louis overall?
Cheltenham scores 1.2 points lower than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,538 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cheltenham?
Average gross rent in Cheltenham is $1,538/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cheltenham residents are renters?
76% of Cheltenham households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 2,270 residents.
Q5
Is Cheltenham a high social-vulnerability area?
Cheltenham sits in the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Cheltenham for landlords?
Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham?
Cheltenham has 2,331 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
