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Census Tract · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally

Mehlville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 29189220448 · St. Louis County, MO · pop 5,172

29189220448 is a census tract in Mehlville, MO. It scores 4.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,172. The severe-burden share is 28%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 24% Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units2,327
Renter share41.0%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate11.4%
Median income$71,672

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 6 tracts In Mehlville
High
Within county
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#93 of 236 tracts In St. Louis County
Elevated
Within state
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#564 of 1,654 tracts In Missouri
Elevated
National
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#47,371 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Mehlville and the region

Centroid at 38.4958, -90.3241 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mehlville scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Mehlville
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
11.4% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,086 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mehlville
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mehlville
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mehlville
4.7

How Mehlville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Mehlville risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.1This tracttract 2204483.5Mehlvilleparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

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)

  • 129Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.7Avg monthly (observed)
  • 2.6Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.65×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mehlville

What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 8.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.5/10. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.8/10.

Food insecurity runs 9.4% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 7.0% against 15.2% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.7/10. 40% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the St. Louis County average of 4.0 closely.

Average gross rent is $1,086, close to the Mehlville average. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $71,672.

41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 29189220448

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29189220448?

Census tract 29189220448 in Mehlville scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 29189220448?

Median gross rent is $1,086/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 29189220448?

11.4% of residents in tract 29189220448 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,172.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 29189220448?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 65th, minority 26th, housing 49th.
Q5

Did eviction filings in tract 29189220448 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.65× 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.
Q6

What share of households in tract 29189220448 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.5% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 29189220448 compare to Mehlville overall?

Tract 29189220448 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Mehlville at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mehlville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Mehlville

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

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