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Neighborhood · St. Louis, MO

Saint Louis Place Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 1,455 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10 · range 5.9–5.9

Saint Louis Place is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in St. Louis with 1 census tract and a population of 1,455 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 51% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 18% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $425/month sits 57% lower than the St. Louis citywide average ($997).

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Saint Louis Place vs St. Louis How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
50.5% +79%
St. Louis: 28.2%
Average gross rent
$425 -57%
St. Louis: $997
Average HH income
$16,926 -71%
St. Louis: $57,574
Poverty rate
37.0% +85%
St. Louis: 20.0%
Renter share
79.6% +45%
St. Louis: 54.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Saint Louis Place and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.9–5.9

Why Saint Louis Place scores 5.9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 8.3–8.3 across tracts
8.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Rent control risk
51% of income on rent · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
80% renter households · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Economic stress
37.0% below poverty line · Range 9.3–9.3 across tracts
9.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

Saint Louis Place vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Saint Louis Place score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Saint Louis Place: 5.95.9Saint Louis PlaceNeighborhoodParent city: 3.33.3Parent cityhost cityState: 2.62.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Saint Louis Place

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
29510127100 5.9 1,455 51% $425
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 98

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 98%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 85%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 94%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Saint Louis Place

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 816Total filings (sum)
  • 10.72%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.6%Peak year (2010)
  • 5.43%Latest filed (2017)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 166Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.2Avg monthly observed
  • 4.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.52×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 Place

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

Frequently asked

About Saint Louis Place

Q1

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

Saint Louis Place scores 5.9/10 (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 Saint Louis Place compare to St. Louis overall?

Saint Louis Place scores 2.6 points higher than St. Louis overall (3.3/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $425 vs $997.
Q3

What is the average rent in Saint Louis Place?

Average gross rent in Saint Louis Place is $425/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Saint Louis Place residents are renters?

80% of Saint Louis Place households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 1,455 residents.
Q5

Is Saint Louis Place a high social-vulnerability area?

Saint Louis Place sits in the 98th 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 Saint Louis Place for landlords?

Saint Louis Place carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). 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 (3.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Saint Louis Place?

Saint Louis Place has 1,396 residents (Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (84.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (12%), Other / Multiracial (2.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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