2 census tracts · pop 6,417 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3–5.1
Holly Hills spans 2 census tracts of St. Louis, MO, population 6,417. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.9/10, placing it in the Lower tier. 19% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, lower than the St. Louis rate of 28.2%.
Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3 to 5.1. A 2.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Filings are well documented here: 824 across 2 observed tracts. Severe burden reaches 10%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 3/10. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 9.0% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 6.2% in 2017 against a 9.0% peak. Among the 69 mapped neighborhoods of St. Louis, it ranks #47 by risk, the lower third.
Against average income of $61,132, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $974, close to the St. Louis average.
42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Holly Hills vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Holly Hills
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
824Total filings (sum)
5.83%Avg annual filing rate
9.0%Peak year (2012)
6.02%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
398Total filings 2020-21
2.5Avg monthly observed
2.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.02×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon, OR).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Holly Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.0%Housing insecurity
12.4%Utility shutoff threat
17.6%Food insecurity
15.1%SNAP enrollment
9.5%No health insurance
34.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Holly Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Holly Hills?
Holly Hills scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 Holly Hills compare to St. Louis overall?
Holly Hills scores 0.3 points lower than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 19% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $974 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in Holly Hills?
Average gross rent in Holly Hills is $974/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Holly Hills residents are renters?
42% of Holly Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 6,417 residents.
Q5
Is Holly Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Holly Hills sits in the 59th 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 Holly Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Holly Hills is census tract 29510115400 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.1, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Holly Hills for landlords?
Holly Hills carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Holly Hills?
Holly Hills has 6,284 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (24.3%), Other / Multiracial (5.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
