Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Mehlville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 29189220602 · St. Louis County, MO · pop 5,505
The Moderate-tier score of 5.1/10 for census tract 29189220602 reflects conditions in Mehlville, Missouri. On the national scale it ranks #48,784 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 29% of renter households, a moderate level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $748 a month while the average household earns $67,372 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units2,502
Renter share28.9%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$67,372
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
27
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mehlville and the region
Centroid at 38.5194, -90.3180 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mehlville scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
7.8% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$748 rent vs county FMR
1.2
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 23
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 21%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)
- 194Total filings over 8 yrs
- 4.10%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.6%Peak (2005)
- 13Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 63% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 58Total filings 2020-21
- 0.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.55×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.
- 10.5%Housing insecurity
- 7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.0%Food insecurity
- 9.3%SNAP enrollment
- 7.5%Transit barriers
- 8.2%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 38.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mehlville
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.4/10. 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 Mehlville 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 194 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 4.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.6% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 23rd 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 29189220602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29189220602?
Census tract 29189220602 in Mehlville scores 2.7/10 (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 29189220602?
Median gross rent is $748/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29189220602?
7.8% of residents in tract 29189220602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,505.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29189220602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 58th, minority 22th, housing 21th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29189220602?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 194 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 29189220602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.10% of renter households, peaking at 7.6% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 29189220602 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.55× 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 29189220602 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.5% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 29189220602 compare to Mehlville overall?
Tract 29189220602 scores 2.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Mehlville at 2.5/10. 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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