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Neighborhood · Wellston, MO

Hamilton Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

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 Wellston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
51.3% +61%
Wellston: 31.9%
Average gross rent
$1,043 +4%
Wellston: $1,005
Average HH income
$42,813 +8%
Wellston: $39,474
Poverty rate
34.8% -1%
Wellston: 35.1%
Renter share
50.4% -1%
Wellston: 50.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hamilton Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.8–5.8

Why Hamilton Heights scores 5.8

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 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Rent control risk
51% of income on rent · Range 9.2–9.2 across tracts
9.2
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.9–1.9 across tracts
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
50% renter households · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts
9.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 9.3–9.3 across tracts
9.3
Economic stress
34.8% below poverty line · Range 8.7–8.7 across tracts
8.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.6–3.6 across tracts
3.6
Risk score comparison

Hamilton Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Hamilton Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.8Hamilton HeightsNeighborhood4.4Parent cityhost city3.7Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Hamilton Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
29189213900 5.8 1,819 51% $1,043
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 74

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 74%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 48%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 63%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.

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.
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