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Eviction Risk in Saint Louis Hills , St. Louis

3 census tracts · pop 12,642 · pop-weighted composite 5.2/10 · range 4.9–5.7

Saint Louis Hills is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in St. Louis with 3 census tracts and a population of 12,642 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 35% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 12% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $940/month sits 6% lower than the St. Louis citywide median ($997).

Eviction Risk
5.2
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
35%
12% severely burdened
Median rent
$940
Median household income
$79,309
6.8% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Saint Louis Hills vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Saint Louis Hills score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Saint Louis Hills: 5.25.2Saint Louis HillsNeighborhoodParent city: 4.84.8Parent cityhost cityState: 4.74.7Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · MO
Benton Park
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 2.9K
Peer · MO
Cheltenham
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 2.3K
Peer · MO
Compton Heights
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 4.0K
Peer · MO
Ellendale
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
3 tracts · pop. 8.2K
Comparison

Saint Louis Hills vs St. Louis

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.2 +8%
St. Louis: 4.8
Rent burden
34.6% +23%
St. Louis: 28.2%
Median gross rent
$940 -6%
St. Louis: $997
Median HH income
$79,309
St. Louis: $0
Poverty rate
6.8%
St. Louis: 0.0%
Renter share
37.9% -31%
St. Louis: 54.7%
Where

Tract centroids in Saint Louis Hills

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 12,543 residents across all tracts in Saint Louis Hills. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 1.5% White (non-Hispanic): 86% Black (non-Hispanic): 8.9% Asian (non-Hispanic): 1.4% Other / Multiracial: 2.2%
  • Hispanic / Latino 1.5%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 86%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 8.9%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.4%
  • Other / Multiracial 2.2%
Census tracts

3 tracts in Saint Louis Hills

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
29510114102 5.7 4,278 46% $1,058
29510103100 5.0 3,072 33% $861
29510102200 4.9 5,292 27% $890
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 13

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 17%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 28%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 16%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 25%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Saint Louis Hills

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 952Total filings (sum)
  • 2.71%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.8%Peak year (2015)
  • 2.42%Latest filed (2017)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 250Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.0Avg monthly observed
  • 2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.49×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 Saint Louis Hills

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Saint Louis Hills

What is the eviction-risk score for Saint Louis Hills?

Saint Louis Hills scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Saint Louis Hills compare to St. Louis overall?

Saint Louis Hills scores 0.4 points higher than St. Louis overall (4.8/10). Rent burden: 35% vs 28% citywide. Median rent: $940 vs $997.

What is the median rent in Saint Louis Hills?

Median gross rent in Saint Louis Hills is $940/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Saint Louis Hills residents are renters?

38% of Saint Louis Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 12,642 residents.

Is Saint Louis Hills a high social-vulnerability area?

Saint Louis Hills sits in the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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