1 census tracts · pop 3,089 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3.9–3.9
McKinley Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of St. Louis, MO and houses 3,089 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.9/10, in the Lower tier. Against a St. Louis baseline of 28.2%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. At $1,167 a month, rents sit 17% over what the rest of St. Louis commands.
Court records for this tract carry 558 eviction filings. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Filing activity peaked in 2007 at 8.8% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 3.1% in 2017, is well off that peak. Among the 69 mapped neighborhoods of St. Louis, it ranks #47 by risk, the lower third.
For a like-for-like read, Downtown West and Holly Hills score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $65,139.
55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.9/10 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
3.9
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
McKinley Heights vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority59%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport14%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in McKinley Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
558Total filings (sum)
5.42%Avg annual filing rate
8.8%Peak year (2007)
3.06%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
160Total filings 2020-21
2.1Avg monthly observed
2.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.85×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 McKinley Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.8%Housing insecurity
9.7%Utility shutoff threat
12.1%Food insecurity
9.4%SNAP enrollment
6.7%No health insurance
26.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About McKinley Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for McKinley Heights?
McKinley Heights scores 3.9/10 (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 McKinley Heights compare to St. Louis overall?
McKinley Heights scores 0.3 points lower than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,167 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in McKinley Heights?
Average gross rent in McKinley Heights is $1,167/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of McKinley Heights residents are renters?
55% of McKinley Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 3,089 residents.
Q5
Is McKinley Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
McKinley Heights sits in the 38th 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 McKinley Heights for landlords?
McKinley Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). 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 McKinley Heights?
McKinley Heights has 2,972 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (28.4%), Other / Multiracial (10.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
