2 census tracts · pop 7,379 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 3.6–5.3
Dutchtown spans 2 census tracts of St. Louis, MO, population 7,379. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a St. Louis baseline of 28.2%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 22%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.6 to 5.3, a 1.7-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
19.1% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 25.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Court records carry 2,362 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.9/10. The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 17.6% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 8.8% in 2017, is well off that peak.
That places it #39 of 69 neighborhoods in St. Louis. Average gross rent runs $959, close to the St. Louis average.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $47,460. 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.2 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Dutchtown vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport28%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Dutchtown
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,362Total filings (sum)
11.33%Avg annual filing rate
17.6%Peak year (2007)
9.20%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
822Total filings 2020-21
5.2Avg monthly observed
7.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.74×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 Dutchtown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.7%Housing insecurity
17.6%Utility shutoff threat
27.6%Food insecurity
23.3%SNAP enrollment
13.6%No health insurance
38.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Dutchtown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dutchtown?
Dutchtown scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Dutchtown compare to St. Louis overall?
Dutchtown scores 0.0 points higher than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $959 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dutchtown?
Average gross rent in Dutchtown is $959/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dutchtown residents are renters?
54% of Dutchtown households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 7,379 residents.
Q5
Is Dutchtown a high social-vulnerability area?
Dutchtown sits in the 71st 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 Dutchtown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Dutchtown is census tract 29510116302 (score 5.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.6 to 5.3, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Dutchtown for landlords?
Dutchtown carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Dutchtown?
Dutchtown has 7,913 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (32.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (31%), Hispanic / Latino (21.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
