Eviction Risk in Tower Grove East , St. Louis
1 census tracts · pop 3,724 · pop-weighted composite 5.1/10 · range 5.1–5.1
Tower Grove East is a white-black neighborhood in St. Louis with 1 census tract and a population of 3,724 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 32% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 15% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,056/month sits 6% higher than the St. Louis citywide median ($997).
Tower Grove East vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Tower Grove East vs St. Louis
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Black Neighborhood — 3,489 residents across all tracts in Tower Grove East. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 5.6%
- White (non-Hispanic) 59.1%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 25.3%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 7.3%
- Other / Multiracial 2.7%
1 tracts in Tower Grove East
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29510116500 | 5.1 | 3,724 | 32% | $1,056 |
CDC SVI percentile: 34
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Tower Grove East
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,077Total filings (sum)
- 8.50%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.4%Peak year (2007)
- 5.68%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 243Total filings 2020-21
- 3.2Avg monthly observed
- 6.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.47×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon, OR).
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Tower Grove East
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 13.4%Housing insecurity
- 9.5%Utility shutoff threat
- 12.6%Food insecurity
- 9.1%SNAP enrollment
- 7.5%No health insurance
- 27.3%Any disability
About Tower Grove East
What is the eviction-risk score for Tower Grove East?
Tower Grove East scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Tower Grove East compare to St. Louis overall?
Tower Grove East scores 0.3 points higher than St. Louis overall (4.8/10). Rent burden: 32% vs 28% citywide. Median rent: $1,056 vs $997.
What is the median rent in Tower Grove East?
Median gross rent in Tower Grove East is $1,056/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Tower Grove East residents are renters?
49% of Tower Grove East households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 3,724 residents.
Is Tower Grove East a high social-vulnerability area?
Tower Grove East sits in the 34th 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.