1 census tracts · pop 721 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5.5–5.5
Fairground maps to a single census tract in St. Louis, MO and houses 721 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.5/10, Moderate tier. Against a St. Louis baseline of 28.2%, 46% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
26.3% 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. Set annual rent against average household income of $21,422 and the ratio lands at 40%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 31.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $709, 29% below the St. Louis average of $997.
The poverty rate is 28%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Court records for this tract carry 512 eviction filings. Running hot is economic stress at 7.1/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 24.2% of renter households.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fairground vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fairground
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
512Total filings (sum)
15.38%Avg annual filing rate
24.2%Peak year (2011)
12.00%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
139Total filings 2020-21
1.8Avg monthly observed
3.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.55×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon, OR).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fairground
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
31.9%Housing insecurity
26.3%Utility shutoff threat
39.2%Food insecurity
38.2%SNAP enrollment
13.4%No health insurance
48.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fairground
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fairground?
Fairground scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 Fairground compare to St. Louis overall?
Fairground scores 1.3 points higher than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $709 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fairground?
Average gross rent in Fairground is $709/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fairground residents are renters?
49% of Fairground households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 721 residents.
Q5
Is Fairground a high social-vulnerability area?
Fairground sits in the 74th 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
How safe is Fairground for landlords?
Fairground carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Fairground?
Fairground has 761 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (87.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (5.3%), Hispanic / Latino (4.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
