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Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally

Maryland Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 29189215145 · St. Louis County, MO · pop 4,989 · 77% of tract blocks fall in Maryland Heights

The Moderate-tier score of 4.9/10 for census tract 29189215145 reflects conditions in Maryland Heights, Missouri. It lands near the 35th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 27% of renter households, a moderate level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,145 monthly, set against $95,694 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 39% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units2,548
Renter share52.4%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate9.2%
Median income$95,694

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 11 tracts In Maryland Heights
Elevated
Within county
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#136 of 236 tracts In St. Louis County
Moderate
Within state
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#1,357 of 1,654 tracts In Missouri
Very Low
National
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#69,776 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Maryland Heights and the region

Centroid at 38.7035, -90.4669 · click any tract to drill in

Why Maryland Heights scores 2.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
$1,145 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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.
Maryland Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.32.3This tracttract 215145Maryland Heights: 2.12.1Maryland Heightsparent cityCounty: 2.82.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 37

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 745Total filings 2020-21
  • 9.7Avg monthly (observed)
  • 5.1Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.91×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 13 filings (2.17× baseline)2020-02-01: 10 filings (5.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 10 filings (2.22× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 14 filings (1.75× baseline)2020-09-01: 1 filings (0.18× baseline)2020-10-01: 1 filings (0.13× baseline)2020-11-01: 1 filings (0.20× baseline)2020-12-01: 15 filings (2.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 1 filings (0.17× baseline)2021-02-01: 7 filings (3.50× baseline)2021-03-01: 5 filings (1.11× baseline)2021-04-01: 5 filings (1.11× baseline)2021-05-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2021-06-01: 7 filings (1.56× baseline)2021-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 4 filings (0.50× baseline)2021-09-01: 12 filings (2.18× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 11 filings (2.20× baseline)2021-12-01: 4 filings (0.53× baseline)2022-01-01: 3 filings (0.50× baseline)2022-02-01: 14 filings (7.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 15 filings (3.33× baseline)2022-04-01: 7 filings (1.56× baseline)2022-05-01: 6 filings (3.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 12 filings (2.67× baseline)2022-07-01: 8 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 27 filings (3.38× baseline)2022-09-01: 30 filings (5.45× baseline)2022-10-01: 22 filings (2.93× baseline)2022-11-01: 18 filings (3.60× baseline)2022-12-01: 14 filings (1.87× baseline)2023-01-01: 2 filings (0.33× baseline)2023-02-01: 18 filings (9.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 12 filings (2.67× baseline)2023-04-01: 5 filings (1.11× baseline)2023-05-01: 19 filings (9.50× baseline)2023-06-01: 7 filings (1.56× baseline)2023-07-01: 7 filings (0.88× baseline)2023-08-01: 2 filings (0.25× baseline)2023-09-01: 9 filings (1.64× baseline)2023-10-01: 13 filings (1.73× baseline)2023-11-01: 13 filings (2.60× baseline)2023-12-01: 10 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-01-01: 7 filings (1.17× baseline)2024-02-01: 17 filings (8.50× baseline)2024-03-01: 6 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-04-01: 12 filings (2.67× baseline)2024-05-01: 9 filings (4.50× baseline)2024-06-01: 14 filings (3.11× baseline)2024-07-01: 8 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 15 filings (1.88× baseline)2024-09-01: 16 filings (2.91× baseline)2024-10-01: 15 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 18 filings (3.60× baseline)2024-12-01: 15 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 18 filings (3.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 8 filings (4.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 13 filings (2.89× baseline)2025-04-01: 13 filings (2.89× baseline)2025-05-01: 13 filings (6.50× baseline)2025-06-01: 5 filings (1.11× baseline)2025-07-01: 11 filings (1.38× baseline)2025-08-01: 7 filings (0.88× baseline)2025-09-01: 4 filings (0.73× baseline)2025-10-01: 9 filings (1.20× baseline)2025-11-01: 13 filings (2.60× baseline)2025-12-01: 10 filings (1.33× baseline)2026-01-01: 27 filings (270.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. 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.

Tract · MO
Varsity neighborhood
2.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
Wydown Skinker
2.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
29189220002
2.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
29189220441
2.3
/ 10 · Low
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Maryland Heights

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. 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 Maryland Heights 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.91x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 29189215145

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29189215145?

Census tract 29189215145 in Maryland Heights scores 2.3/10 (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 29189215145?

Median gross rent is $1,145/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 29189215145?

9.2% of residents in tract 29189215145 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,989.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 29189215145?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 12th, minority 56th, housing 57th.
Q5

Did eviction filings in tract 29189215145 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.91× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon eviction laws, OR), 2020-2021.
Q6

What share of households in tract 29189215145 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.4% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 29189215145 compare to Maryland Heights overall?

Tract 29189215145 scores 2.3/10, right in line with 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Maryland Heights

Top eight tracts in Maryland Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

Tract · MO
29189213204
3.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
29189215004
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
29189215146
2.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
29189215141
2.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
29189215001
2.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
Spanish Village
2.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
29189215105
2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
29189215144
2
/ 10 · Low
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Parent city ↑
Maryland Heights
2.1 / 10
Parent county ↑
St. Louis County
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Parent state ↑
Missouri
Statewide rollup · landlord law
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Varsity neighborhood
2.3 / 10
Sibling tract →
Wydown Skinker
2.3 / 10
Sibling tract →
Tract 29189220002
2.3 / 10
Methodology
How the score is built
10 sub-signals · weighting · sources
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