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Neighborhood · Shrewsbury, MO

Saint Louis Hills Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 7,996 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10 · range 2.9–3.3

Saint Louis Hills is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Shrewsbury with 2 census tracts and a population of 7,996 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 3.1/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 40% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 27% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,184/month sits 3% lower than the Shrewsbury citywide average ($1,215).

Risk score
3.1
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Saint Louis Hills vs Shrewsbury How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
40.4% +35%
Shrewsbury: 29.9%
Average gross rent
$1,184 -3%
Shrewsbury: $1,215
Average HH income
$69,361 -18%
Shrewsbury: $84,942
Poverty rate
11.3% +24%
Shrewsbury: 9.1%
Renter share
41.0% +11%
Shrewsbury: 37.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Saint Louis Hills and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 2.9–3.3

Why Saint Louis Hills scores 3.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 2.1–8.5 across tracts
5.4
Rent control risk
40% of income on rent · Range 2.1–6.0 across tracts
4.1
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.0–5.0 across tracts
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
41% renter households · Range 4.0–7.9 across tracts
6.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.0–5.4 across tracts
5.2
Economic stress
11.3% below poverty line · Range 2.4–3.2 across tracts
2.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.6–4.9 across tracts
4.7
Risk score comparison

Saint Louis Hills vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Saint Louis Hills score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Saint Louis Hills: 3.13.1Saint Louis HillsNeighborhoodParent city: 2.42.4Parent cityhost cityState: 2.62.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Saint Louis Hills

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
29189219802 3.3 3,852 40% $1,199
29189219601 2.9 4,144 41% $1,170
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 32

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 9%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 27%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 33%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Saint Louis Hills

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 416Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.7Avg monthly observed
  • 3.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.64×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon, OR).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Saint Louis Hills

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Saint Louis Hills

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Saint Louis Hills?

Saint Louis Hills scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Saint Louis Hills compare to Shrewsbury overall?

Saint Louis Hills scores 0.7 points higher than Shrewsbury overall (2.4/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,184 vs $1,215.
Q3

What is the average rent in Saint Louis Hills?

Average gross rent in Saint Louis Hills is $1,184/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Saint Louis Hills residents are renters?

41% of Saint Louis Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in Shrewsbury). The neighborhood has 7,996 residents.
Q5

Is Saint Louis Hills a high social-vulnerability area?

Saint Louis Hills sits in the 32nd 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 Saint Louis Hills have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Saint Louis Hills is census tract 29189219802 (score 3.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 2.9 to 3.3, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7

How safe is Saint Louis Hills for landlords?

Saint Louis Hills carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Shrewsbury as a whole (2.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Saint Louis Hills?

Saint Louis Hills has 8,138 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.2%), Other / Multiracial (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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