1 census tracts · pop 1,819 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Hamilton Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Wellston, MO and houses 1,819 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, Moderate tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Wellston rate of 31.9%.
32.9% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. SNAP participation is 49.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The dominant input is housing-court posture at 9.3/10. The severe-burden share is 29%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 9.2/10. The poverty rate is 35%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Court records for this tract carry 512 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 18.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 6.4% in 2017, is well off that peak. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $1,043, close to the Wellston average. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $42,813.
One tract means one number: 5.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Hamilton Heights vs WellstonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hamilton Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
512Total filings (sum)
15.00%Avg annual filing rate
18.3%Peak year (2013)
6.41%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
106Total filings 2020-21
1.4Avg monthly observed
5.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.25×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon, OR).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hamilton Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
38.0%Housing insecurity
32.9%Utility shutoff threat
47.1%Food insecurity
49.4%SNAP enrollment
14.7%No health insurance
51.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hamilton Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hamilton Heights?
Hamilton Heights scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Hamilton Heights compare to Wellston overall?
Hamilton Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Wellston overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,043 vs $1,005.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hamilton Heights?
Average gross rent in Hamilton Heights is $1,043/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hamilton Heights residents are renters?
50% of Hamilton Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Wellston). The neighborhood has 1,819 residents.
Q5
Is Hamilton Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Hamilton Heights sits in the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Hamilton Heights for landlords?
Hamilton Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Wellston as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Hamilton Heights?
Hamilton Heights has 1,588 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (92.4%), Other / Multiracial (4.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (2.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.