2 census tracts · pop 6,481 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 4.1–4.3
Skinker DeBaliviere spans 2 census tracts of St. Louis, MO and houses 6,481 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 48% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the St. Louis rate of 28.2%.
36% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. At $1,305 a month, rents sit 31% over what the rest of St. Louis commands.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Court records carry 631 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 7.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.5% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Among the 69 mapped neighborhoods of St. Louis, it ranks #39 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Botanical Heights and Lafayette Square score within a fraction of it.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.2 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $66,010.
49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 4.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Skinker DeBaliviere vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%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 Skinker DeBaliviere
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
631Total filings (sum)
2.80%Avg annual filing rate
7.5%Peak year (2010)
1.49%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
212Total filings 2020-21
1.3Avg monthly observed
1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
1.10×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon, OR).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Skinker DeBaliviere
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.2%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility shutoff threat
10.8%Food insecurity
7.3%SNAP enrollment
5.6%No health insurance
27.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Skinker DeBaliviere
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Skinker DeBaliviere?
Skinker DeBaliviere scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Skinker DeBaliviere compare to St. Louis overall?
Skinker DeBaliviere scores 0.0 points higher than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,305 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in Skinker DeBaliviere?
Average gross rent in Skinker DeBaliviere is $1,305/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Skinker DeBaliviere residents are renters?
49% of Skinker DeBaliviere households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 6,481 residents.
Q5
Is Skinker DeBaliviere a high social-vulnerability area?
Skinker DeBaliviere sits in the 27th 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
Which tracts in Skinker DeBaliviere have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Skinker DeBaliviere is census tract 29510105200 (score 4.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.1 to 4.3, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Skinker DeBaliviere for landlords?
Skinker DeBaliviere carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Skinker DeBaliviere?
Skinker DeBaliviere has 6,760 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
