Within parent city
70
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Maryland Heights Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 29189215141 · St. Louis County, MO · pop 3,970 · 40% of tract blocks fall in Maryland Heights
With a score of 5.9/10, tract 29189215141 in Maryland Heights ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,970 residents. It lands near the 71st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,015 a month while the average household earns $91,235 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,890
Renter share4.8%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate9.2%
Median income$91,235
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
20
th percentile
Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Maryland Heights and the region
Centroid at 38.6994, -90.4897 · click any tract to drill in
Why Maryland Heights scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Maryland Heights
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
9.2% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$2,015 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Maryland Heights
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Maryland Heights
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Maryland Heights
2.9
How Maryland Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 28%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)
- 30Total filings over 8 yrs
- 3.30%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.8%Peak (2012)
- 3Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 25% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 6Total filings 2020-21
- 0.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.20×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Southwest Oregon, OR as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 7.0%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.3%Food insecurity
- 5.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 5.0%No health insurance
- 13.1%Frequent mental distress
- 32.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Maryland Heights
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Maryland Heights eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the St. Louis County average of 5.6 and above the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 30 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 3.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.8% 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 29189215141
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29189215141?
Census tract 29189215141 in Maryland Heights scores 2.4/10 (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 29189215141?
Median gross rent is $2,015/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29189215141?
9.2% of residents in tract 29189215141 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,970.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29189215141?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 50th, minority 35th, housing 28th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29189215141?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 30 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 29189215141 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.30% of renter households, peaking at 5.8% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 29189215141 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.20× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon eviction laws, OR), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 29189215141 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.0% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 29189215141 compare to Maryland Heights overall?
Tract 29189215141 scores 2.4/10, higher than the parent city of Maryland Heights at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Maryland Heights eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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