2 census tracts · pop 4,929 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.5–5.3
Kingsway West takes in 2 census tracts of St. Louis, MO, population 4,929. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. SNAP participation is 41.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
39% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the St. Louis rate of 28.2%. 22% 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. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Disability prevalence reaches 49.2% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.2/10.
The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records carry 1,724 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Average gross rent is $879, 12% below the St. Louis average of $997.
Filing activity peaked in 2008 at 13.9% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 12.5% in 2017 against a 13.9% peak.
That places it #33 of 69 neighborhoods in St. Louis. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
With little internal variation, 4.8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Kingsway West vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Kingsway West
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,724Total filings (sum)
10.37%Avg annual filing rate
13.9%Peak year (2008)
13.00%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
391Total filings 2020-21
2.6Avg monthly observed
5.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.50×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 Kingsway West
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
32.6%Housing insecurity
27.7%Utility shutoff threat
40.2%Food insecurity
40.6%SNAP enrollment
13.1%No health insurance
49.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kingsway West
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kingsway West?
Kingsway West scores 4.8/10 (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 Kingsway West compare to St. Louis overall?
Kingsway West scores 0.6 points higher than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $879 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kingsway West?
Average gross rent in Kingsway West is $879/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kingsway West residents are renters?
55% of Kingsway West households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 4,929 residents.
Q5
Is Kingsway West a high social-vulnerability area?
Kingsway West sits in the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Kingsway West have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Kingsway West is census tract 29510106400 (score 5.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 5.3, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Kingsway West for landlords?
Kingsway West carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Kingsway West?
Kingsway West has 4,590 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (93%), White (non-Hispanic) (4.6%), Other / Multiracial (2.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
