1 census tracts · pop 804 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 4.7–4.7
Near North Riverfront maps to a single census tract in St. Louis, MO, population 804. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.7/10, in the Moderate tier. SNAP participation is 44.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 35.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. 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.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The poverty rate is 22%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Against a St. Louis baseline of 28.2%, 22% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Court records for this tract carry 559 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 21.8% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 18.7% in 2017 against a 21.8% peak. That places it #34 of 69 neighborhoods in St. Louis.
For a like-for-like read, Fountain Park and Vandeventer score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,035, close to the St. Louis average.
One tract means one number: 4.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Near North Riverfront vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport40%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Near North Riverfront
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
559Total filings (sum)
14.28%Avg annual filing rate
21.8%Peak year (2015)
18.73%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
145Total filings 2020-21
1.9Avg monthly observed
3.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.54×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 Near North Riverfront
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
35.4%Housing insecurity
31.9%Utility shutoff threat
42.2%Food insecurity
44.8%SNAP enrollment
13.2%No health insurance
46.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Near North Riverfront
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Near North Riverfront?
Near North Riverfront scores 4.7/10 (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 Near North Riverfront compare to St. Louis overall?
Near North Riverfront scores 0.5 points higher than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 22% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,035 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in Near North Riverfront?
Average gross rent in Near North Riverfront is $1,035/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Near North Riverfront residents are renters?
61% of Near North Riverfront households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 804 residents.
Q5
Is Near North Riverfront a high social-vulnerability area?
Near North Riverfront sits in the 75th 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
How safe is Near North Riverfront for landlords?
Near North Riverfront carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). 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 Near North Riverfront?
Near North Riverfront has 882 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (77.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (20.1%), Other / Multiracial (2.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
