Census Tract · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Ballwin Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 29189217944 ·
St. Louis County, MO · pop 5,796 · 82% of tract blocks fall in Ballwin
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 29189217944 (Ballwin in St. Louis County, Missouri) comes in at 4.8/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #57,550 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
18% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,341 monthly, set against $126,301 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%Stable renters 5%Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units2,221
Renter share5.8%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate0.9%
Median income$126,301
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
20th percentile
#5 of 6 tracts In Ballwin
Low
Within county
8th percentile
#218 of 236 tracts In St. Louis County
Very Low
Within state
4th percentile
#1,595 of 1,654 tracts In Missouri
Very Low
National
3th percentile
#81,634 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ballwin and the region
Centroid at 38.5738, -90.5675 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ballwin scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Ballwin
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
0.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,341 rent vs county FMR
6.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ballwin
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ballwin
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ballwin
4.9
How Ballwin compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
5%Socioeconomic
21%Household composition
34%Racial/ethnic minority
9%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
39Total filings over 8 yrs
6.16%Avg annual filing rate
14.3%Peak (2012)
5Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2003 to 2017
Filings climbed 67% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
35Total filings 2020-21
0.5Avg monthly (observed)
0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.78×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Southwest Oregon, OR as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
5.5%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
4.8%Food insecurity
2.8%SNAP enrollment
3.8%Transit barriers
3.6%No health insurance
12.8%Frequent mental distress
23.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ballwin
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Ballwin eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the St. Louis County average of 5.6 and in line with the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.78x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 39 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 6.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.3% of renter households in 2012.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 29189217944
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29189217944?
Census tract 29189217944 in Ballwin scores 1.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 29189217944?
Median gross rent is $1,341/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29189217944?
0.9% of residents in tract 29189217944 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,796.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29189217944?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 21th, minority 34th, housing 9th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29189217944?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 39 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 29189217944 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.16% of renter households, peaking at 14.3% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 29189217944 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.78× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon eviction laws, OR), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 29189217944 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.5% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 29189217944 compare to Ballwin overall?
Tract 29189217944 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Ballwin at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ballwin eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Ballwin
Top eight tracts in Ballwin ranked by composite eviction-risk score.