2 census tracts · pop 4,625 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.1–5.6
West End is a 2-tract neighborhood of St. Louis, MO, population 4,625. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a St. Louis baseline of 28.2%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 31.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. SNAP participation is 36.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
This is a renter market: 77% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The poverty rate is 33%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The dominant input is economic stress at 8.2/10. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Average gross rent is $805, 19% below the St. Louis average of $997. Filings are well documented here: 2,136 across 2 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 16.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 9.3% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Among the 69 mapped neighborhoods of St. Louis, it ranks #22 by risk, the upper third.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
West End vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport89%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West End
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,136Total filings (sum)
11.03%Avg annual filing rate
16.9%Peak year (2012)
9.17%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
759Total filings 2020-21
4.8Avg monthly observed
6.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.76×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon, OR).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in West End
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
31.7%Housing insecurity
26.3%Utility shutoff threat
37.4%Food insecurity
36.5%SNAP enrollment
14.3%No health insurance
44.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About West End
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West End?
West End scores 5.3/10 (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 West End compare to St. Louis overall?
West End scores 1.1 points higher than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $805 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in West End?
Average gross rent in West End is $805/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West End residents are renters?
77% of West End households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 4,625 residents.
Q5
Is West End a high social-vulnerability area?
West End sits in the 89th 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 West End have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in West End is census tract 29510105300 (score 5.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 5.6, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is West End for landlords?
West End carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 West End?
West End has 4,332 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (84%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
