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Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Maryland Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 29189215146 · St. Louis County, MO · pop 2,637 · 86% of tract blocks fall in Maryland Heights

Maryland Heights in St. Louis County is where census tract 29189215146 sits, home to 2,637 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.8/10. It lands near the 32nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 22% of renter households, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,475 a month against an average household income of $79,810 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 87% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 69% Owners 12%
Tract context
Occupied units1,317
Renter share87.5%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$79,810

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 11 tracts In Maryland Heights
High
Within county
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#125 of 236 tracts In St. Louis County
Moderate
Within state
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#1,282 of 1,654 tracts In Missouri
Low
National
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#66,742 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Maryland Heights and the region

Centroid at 38.6974, -90.4591 · click any tract to drill in

Why Maryland Heights scores 2.5

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
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,475 rent vs county FMR
7.1
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: 2.52.5This tracttract 215146Maryland Heights: 2.12.1Maryland Heightsparent cityCounty: 2.82.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 12

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)

  • 709Total filings 2020-21
  • 9.2Avg monthly (observed)
  • 4.3Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 2.15×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 7 filings (1.08× baseline)2020-02-01: 3 filings (0.60× baseline)2020-03-01: 2 filings (0.67× 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: 3 filings (0.40× baseline)2020-09-01: 2 filings (0.33× baseline)2020-10-01: 4 filings (0.80× baseline)2020-11-01: 4 filings (1.33× baseline)2020-12-01: 11 filings (4.40× baseline)2021-01-01: 3 filings (0.46× baseline)2021-02-01: 3 filings (0.60× baseline)2021-03-01: 4 filings (1.33× baseline)2021-04-01: 3 filings (0.50× baseline)2021-05-01: 3 filings (1.20× baseline)2021-06-01: 8 filings (3.20× baseline)2021-07-01: 1 filings (0.18× baseline)2021-08-01: 1 filings (0.13× baseline)2021-09-01: 14 filings (2.33× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 6 filings (2.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 3 filings (1.20× baseline)2022-01-01: 1 filings (0.15× baseline)2022-02-01: 7 filings (1.40× baseline)2022-03-01: 14 filings (4.67× baseline)2022-04-01: 10 filings (1.67× baseline)2022-05-01: 7 filings (2.80× baseline)2022-06-01: 6 filings (2.40× baseline)2022-07-01: 8 filings (1.45× baseline)2022-08-01: 11 filings (1.47× baseline)2022-09-01: 19 filings (3.17× baseline)2022-10-01: 12 filings (2.40× baseline)2022-11-01: 10 filings (3.33× baseline)2022-12-01: 17 filings (6.80× baseline)2023-01-01: 13 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 6 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-03-01: 12 filings (4.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 14 filings (2.33× baseline)2023-05-01: 13 filings (5.20× baseline)2023-06-01: 14 filings (5.60× baseline)2023-07-01: 18 filings (3.27× baseline)2023-08-01: 17 filings (2.27× baseline)2023-09-01: 20 filings (3.33× baseline)2023-10-01: 22 filings (4.40× baseline)2023-11-01: 15 filings (5.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 13 filings (5.20× baseline)2024-01-01: 16 filings (2.46× baseline)2024-02-01: 9 filings (1.80× baseline)2024-03-01: 12 filings (4.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 7 filings (1.17× baseline)2024-05-01: 15 filings (6.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 13 filings (5.20× baseline)2024-07-01: 21 filings (3.82× baseline)2024-08-01: 17 filings (2.27× baseline)2024-09-01: 12 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 15 filings (3.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 15 filings (5.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 17 filings (6.80× baseline)2025-01-01: 10 filings (1.54× baseline)2025-02-01: 12 filings (2.40× baseline)2025-03-01: 8 filings (2.67× baseline)2025-04-01: 6 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 12 filings (4.80× baseline)2025-06-01: 7 filings (2.80× baseline)2025-07-01: 14 filings (2.55× baseline)2025-08-01: 13 filings (1.73× baseline)2025-09-01: 9 filings (1.50× baseline)2025-10-01: 5 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 6 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 6 filings (2.40× baseline)2026-01-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 2 filings (20.00× 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
Old Town Florissant
2.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
Old Town Florissant
2.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
29189217806
2.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
Boulevard Heights
2.5
/ 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.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 2.15x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 12th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 29189215146

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29189215146?

Census tract 29189215146 in Maryland Heights scores 2.5/10 (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 29189215146?

Median gross rent is $1,475/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 29189215146?

7.1% of residents in tract 29189215146 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,637.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 29189215146?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 5th, minority 79th, housing 44th.
Q5

Did eviction filings in tract 29189215146 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 2.15× 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 29189215146 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.4% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 29189215146 compare to Maryland Heights overall?

Tract 29189215146 scores 2.5/10, 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.
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
29189215141
2.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
29189215145
2.3
/ 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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Old Town Florissant
2.5 / 10
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Methodology
How the score is built
10 sub-signals · weighting · sources
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