1 census tracts · pop 4,822 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3.3–3.3
Downtown maps to a single census tract in St. Louis, MO, population 4,822. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.3/10, in the Lower tier. This is a renter market: 81% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Average gross rent is $1,313, 32% above the St. Louis average of $997. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. around a third of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the St. Louis rate of 28.2%.
The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The filing record is not thin: 2,184 evictions logged in this tract.
The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 9.0% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 9.0% in 2017 against a 9.0% peak. That places it #55 of 69 neighborhoods in St. Louis.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Hi-Pointe and Boulevard Heights. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.3/10 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
3.3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%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 Downtown
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,184Total filings (sum)
9.22%Avg annual filing rate
9.0%Peak year (2016)
8.97%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,431Total filings 2020-21
31.6Avg monthly observed
13.7Pre-pandemic baseline
2.30×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 Downtown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.0%Housing insecurity
11.2%Utility shutoff threat
13.9%Food insecurity
10.3%SNAP enrollment
7.3%No health insurance
26.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Downtown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown?
Downtown scores 3.3/10 (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 Downtown compare to St. Louis overall?
Downtown scores 0.9 points lower than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,313 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown?
Average gross rent in Downtown is $1,313/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown residents are renters?
81% of Downtown households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 4,822 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown sits in the 46th 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
How safe is Downtown for landlords?
Downtown carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). 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 Downtown?
Downtown has 5,234 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (46.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (38.1%), Hispanic / Latino (9.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
