1 census tracts · pop 4,886 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Shaw is a one-tract neighborhood of St. Louis, MO, population 4,886. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. 27% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.7/10. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Average gross rent is $1,178, 18% above the St. Louis average of $997.
Court records for this tract carry 1,130 eviction filings. SNAP participation is 4.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 7.4% of adults, 10.4 points below the national rate. The severe-burden share is 8%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 9.6% 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 #59 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Clifton Heights and Lindenwood Park.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Shaw vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Shaw
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,130Total filings (sum)
6.34%Avg annual filing rate
9.6%Peak year (2004)
3.13%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
126Total filings 2020-21
1.6Avg monthly observed
4.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.33×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 Shaw
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.0%Housing insecurity
6.7%Utility shutoff threat
7.4%Food insecurity
4.9%SNAP enrollment
4.6%No health insurance
21.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Shaw
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Shaw?
Shaw scores 3/10 (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 Shaw compare to St. Louis overall?
Shaw scores 1.2 points lower than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,178 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in Shaw?
Average gross rent in Shaw is $1,178/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Shaw residents are renters?
48% of Shaw households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 4,886 residents.
Q5
Is Shaw a high social-vulnerability area?
Shaw sits in the 8th 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.
Q6
How safe is Shaw for landlords?
Shaw carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Shaw?
Shaw has 4,984 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.7%), Other / Multiracial (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
