1 census tracts · pop 4,466 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10
· range 3.1–3.1
Southwest Garden maps to a single census tract in St. Louis, MO and houses 4,466 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.1/10, in the Lower tier. Against a St. Louis baseline of 28.2%, 38% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The severe-burden share is 11%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The filing record is not thin: 490 evictions logged in this tract.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.9/10. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 4.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.5% in 2017, is well off that peak.
That places it #58 of 69 neighborhoods in St. Louis. For a like-for-like read, The Hill and Clifton Heights score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $72,188, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
Average gross rent runs $1,019, close to the St. Louis average. 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Southwest Garden vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Southwest Garden
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
490Total filings (sum)
3.64%Avg annual filing rate
4.7%Peak year (2004)
2.45%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
233Total filings 2020-21
3.0Avg monthly observed
2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
1.14×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 Southwest Garden
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.9%Housing insecurity
10.0%Utility shutoff threat
14.6%Food insecurity
11.2%SNAP enrollment
8.5%No health insurance
32.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Southwest Garden
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southwest Garden?
Southwest Garden scores 3.1/10 (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 Southwest Garden compare to St. Louis overall?
Southwest Garden scores 1.1 points lower than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,019 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southwest Garden?
Average gross rent in Southwest Garden is $1,019/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Southwest Garden residents are renters?
58% of Southwest Garden households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 4,466 residents.
Q5
Is Southwest Garden a high social-vulnerability area?
Southwest Garden sits in the 39th 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
How safe is Southwest Garden for landlords?
Southwest Garden carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). 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 Southwest Garden?
Southwest Garden has 4,532 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (41.7%), Hispanic / Latino (6.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
