3 census tracts · pop 8,166 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 4.5–5
Ellendale spans 3 census tracts of Maplewood, MO and houses 8,166 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.9/10. 28% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Maplewood rate of 22.3%. Filings are well documented here: 1,007 across 3 observed tracts.
10% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.7/10. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 9.5% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 9.8% of adults, 8.0 points below the national rate. The most recent observed rate, 3.1% in 2017, is well off that peak. Against average income of $62,972, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $984, close to the Maplewood average.
55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 4.7/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Ellendale vs MaplewoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ellendale
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,007Total filings (sum)
4.59%Avg annual filing rate
9.5%Peak year (2012)
3.10%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
461Total filings 2020-21
2.0Avg monthly observed
2.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.84×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon, OR).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ellendale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.5%Housing insecurity
7.8%Utility shutoff threat
10.1%Food insecurity
7.5%SNAP enrollment
6.3%No health insurance
27.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ellendale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ellendale?
Ellendale scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Ellendale compare to Maplewood overall?
Ellendale scores 0.7 points higher than Maplewood overall (4/10). Renters spend 28% of income on rent vs 22% citywide. Average rent: $984 vs $970.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ellendale?
Average gross rent in Ellendale is $984/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ellendale residents are renters?
55% of Ellendale households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in Maplewood). The neighborhood has 8,166 residents.
Q5
Is Ellendale a high social-vulnerability area?
Ellendale sits in the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Ellendale have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ellendale is census tract 29189216900 (score 5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 5, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Ellendale for landlords?
Ellendale carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Maplewood as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ellendale?
Ellendale has 8,092 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71.7%), Other / Multiracial (11.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
