2 census tracts · pop 3,063 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 4.8–5.6
Walnut Park East spans 2 census tracts of St. Louis, MO, population 3,063. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs roughly one in two against 28.2% citywide, putting Walnut Park East 20.7% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 38%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. SNAP participation is 47.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 46.9% of adults, 29.1 points above the national rate. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.7/10. Court records carry 1,238 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2007 at 55.9% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 11.8% in 2017, is well off that peak. Average gross rent is $928, 7% below the St. Louis average of $997.
That places it #26 of 69 neighborhoods in St. Louis. For a like-for-like read, Bevo Mill and Mark Twain/I-70 Industrial score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
With little internal variation, 5.1/10 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
5.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Walnut Park East vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority99%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Walnut Park East
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,238Total filings (sum)
19.95%Avg annual filing rate
55.9%Peak year (2007)
11.51%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
304Total filings 2020-21
2.1Avg monthly observed
3.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.60×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 Walnut Park East
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
38.4%Housing insecurity
32.6%Utility shutoff threat
47.6%Food insecurity
48.8%SNAP enrollment
16.4%No health insurance
51.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Walnut Park East
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Walnut Park East?
Walnut Park East scores 5.1/10 (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 Walnut Park East compare to St. Louis overall?
Walnut Park East scores 0.9 points higher than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $928 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in Walnut Park East?
Average gross rent in Walnut Park East is $928/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Walnut Park East residents are renters?
53% of Walnut Park East households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 3,063 residents.
Q5
Is Walnut Park East a high social-vulnerability area?
Walnut Park East sits in the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Walnut Park East have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Walnut Park East is census tract 29510107200 (score 5.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 5.6, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Walnut Park East for landlords?
Walnut Park East carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Walnut Park East?
Walnut Park East has 2,776 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (81.3%), Other / Multiracial (16.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (1.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
