2 census tracts · pop 3,967 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3–3.4
The Hill takes in 2 census tracts of St. Louis, MO, population 3,967. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.2/10, Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.6/10.
Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Against a St. Louis baseline of 28.2%, 36% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Filings are well documented here: 452 across 2 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 5.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 8.3% of adults, 9.5 points below the national rate. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 4.8% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 2.1% in 2017, is well off that peak. Average gross rent is $1,067, 7% above the St. Louis average of $997. Among the 69 mapped neighborhoods of St. Louis, it ranks #57 by risk, the lower third.
For a like-for-like read, Hi-Pointe and Downtown score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
The Hill vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport15%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Hill
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
452Total filings (sum)
2.73%Avg annual filing rate
4.8%Peak year (2011)
2.09%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
90Total filings 2020-21
0.6Avg monthly observed
0.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.66×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 The Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.9%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility shutoff threat
8.1%Food insecurity
5.6%SNAP enrollment
5.8%No health insurance
26.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Hill?
The Hill scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 The Hill compare to St. Louis overall?
The Hill scores 1.0 points lower than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,067 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Hill?
Average gross rent in The Hill is $1,067/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Hill residents are renters?
49% of The Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 3,967 residents.
Q5
Is The Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
The Hill sits in the 7th 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
Which tracts in The Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in The Hill is census tract 29510117100 (score 3.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.4, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is The Hill for landlords?
The Hill carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of The Hill?
The Hill has 3,932 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.4%), Hispanic / Latino (10.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
