Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Olivette Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 29189215600 ·
St. Louis County, MO · pop 4,776 · 39% of tract blocks fall in Olivette
In Olivette, census tract 29189215600 scores 5.4/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #39,588 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,439 monthly, set against $81,399 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%Stable renters 37%Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,995
Renter share57.3%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$81,399
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Olivette
Very High
Within county
54th percentile
#109 of 236 tracts In St. Louis County
Moderate
Within state
25th percentile
#1,249 of 1,654 tracts In Missouri
Low
National
23th percentile
#65,113 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Olivette and the region
Centroid at 38.6826, -90.3850 · click any tract to drill in
Why Olivette scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Olivette
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,439 rent vs county FMR
6.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Olivette
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Olivette
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Olivette
3.6
How Olivette compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
43%Socioeconomic
68%Household composition
77%Racial/ethnic minority
69%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)
639Total filings over 8 yrs
9.16%Avg annual filing rate
13.6%Peak (2006)
87Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2003 to 2017
Filings climbed 19% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
402Total filings 2020-21
5.2Avg monthly (observed)
6.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.85×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Southwest Oregon, OR as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
14.5%Housing insecurity
10.5%Utility-shutoff threat
14.8%Food insecurity
11.1%SNAP enrollment
8.8%Transit barriers
7.3%No health insurance
16.0%Frequent mental distress
31.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Olivette
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 6.8/10. 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 Olivette, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the St. Louis County average of 5.6 and above the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 639 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 9.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.6% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 29189215600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29189215600?
Census tract 29189215600 in Olivette scores 2.6/10 (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 29189215600?
Median gross rent is $1,439/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29189215600?
9.1% of residents in tract 29189215600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,776.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29189215600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 68th, minority 77th, housing 69th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29189215600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 639 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 29189215600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.16% of renter households, peaking at 13.6% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 29189215600 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.85× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon eviction laws, OR), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 29189215600 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.5% 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. 10.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 29189215600 compare to Olivette overall?
Tract 29189215600 scores 2.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Olivette at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Olivette; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Olivette
Top eight tracts in Olivette ranked by composite eviction-risk score.