Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Parkside Eviction Risk: Lower , St. Matthews
Tract 21111010602 · Jefferson County, KY · pop 3,742 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
For landlords sizing up the Parkside area of St. Matthews, census tract 21111010602 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 42% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,266 monthly, set against $69,125 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 78% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 41%
Owners 21%
Tract context
Occupied units1,896
Renter share78.3%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate5.7%
Median income$69,125
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across St. Matthews and the region
Centroid at 38.2457, -85.6287 · click any tract to drill in
Why Parkside scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from St. Matthews
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Kentucky legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
5.7% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,266 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from St. Matthews
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from St. Matthews
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from St. Matthews
1.9
How Parkside compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 48%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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)
- 1,588Total filings over 14 yrs
- 12.88%Avg annual filing rate
- 24.3%Peak (2004)
- 138Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Parkside. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Parkside
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 4.5/10. 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 St. Matthews eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Jefferson County average of 5.5 and above the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,588 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 12.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 24.3% of renter households in 2004.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 37th 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 21111010602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21111010602?
Census tract 21111010602 in the Parkside neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 21111010602?
Median gross rent is $1,266/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 21111010602?
5.7% of residents in tract 21111010602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,742.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 21111010602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 15th, minority 48th, housing 63th.
Q5
Is tract 21111010602 considered part of Parkside?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 21111010602 fall within Parkside (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21111010602?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,588 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 21111010602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.88% of renter households, peaking at 24.3% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 21111010602 compare to St. Matthews overall?
Tract 21111010602 scores 3.1/10, higher than the parent city of St. Matthews at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from St. Matthews eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in St. Matthews
Top eight tracts in St. Matthews ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Related