Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally
Fenton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 29189221423 · St. Louis County, MO · pop 4,097 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Fenton
Here is how census tract 29189221423, in Fenton, looks to a landlord: a 4.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,097. It lands near the 32nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
21% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,581 a month against an average household income of $97,991 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,559
Renter share13.0%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$97,991
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
11
th percentile
Very Low
National
11
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fenton and the region
Centroid at 38.5285, -90.4507 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fenton scores 1.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fenton
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,581 rent vs county FMR
8.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fenton
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fenton
3.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fenton
4.0
How Fenton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%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)
- 46Total filings over 8 yrs
- 2.15%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.5%Peak (2012)
- 2Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 60% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 13Total filings 2020-21
- 0.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.36×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.
- 7.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.0%Food insecurity
- 4.8%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 14.7%Frequent mental distress
- 31.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fenton
What moves this score most is 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 Fenton, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 46 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 2.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.5% of renter households in 2012.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.36x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 29189221423
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29189221423?
Census tract 29189221423 in Fenton scores 1.9/10 (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 29189221423?
Median gross rent is $1,581/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29189221423?
3.7% of residents in tract 29189221423 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,097.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29189221423?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 8th, minority 22th, housing 44th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29189221423?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 46 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 29189221423 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.15% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 29189221423 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.36× 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 29189221423 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.1% 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 29189221423 compare to Fenton overall?
Tract 29189221423 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of Fenton at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fenton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Fenton
Top eight tracts in Fenton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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