1 census tracts · pop 5,939 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Southampton is a one-tract neighborhood of St. Louis, MO, population 5,939. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Against a St. Louis baseline of 28.2%, about one in five of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Court records for this tract carry 333 eviction filings.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.9/10. 9% 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 $1,125 a month, rents sit 13% over what the rest of St. Louis commands.
The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 5.5% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.7% of adults, 8.1 points below the national rate. The most recent observed rate, 2.5% in 2017, is well off that peak.
That places it #59 of 69 neighborhoods in St. Louis. At 22% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Clifton Heights and Lindenwood Park.
Against average income of $80,491, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Southampton vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority25%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport13%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Southampton
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
333Total filings (sum)
4.32%Avg annual filing rate
5.5%Peak year (2008)
2.53%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
84Total filings 2020-21
1.1Avg monthly observed
1.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.63×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 Southampton
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.3%Housing insecurity
7.7%Utility shutoff threat
9.7%Food insecurity
7.2%SNAP enrollment
6.2%No health insurance
27.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Southampton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southampton?
Southampton 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 Southampton compare to St. Louis overall?
Southampton scores 1.2 points lower than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 20% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,125 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southampton?
Average gross rent in Southampton is $1,125/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Southampton residents are renters?
22% of Southampton households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 5,939 residents.
Q5
Is Southampton a high social-vulnerability area?
Southampton sits in the 10th 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 Southampton for landlords?
Southampton 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 Southampton?
Southampton has 5,998 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (86.7%), Hispanic / Latino (5.9%), Other / Multiracial (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
