Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Murphy Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 29099700210 · Jefferson County, MO · pop 3,890 · 90% of tract blocks fall in Murphy
Here is how census tract 29099700210, in Murphy, looks to a landlord: a 5.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,890. That is riskier than about 46% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 27% of renter households, a moderate level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,282 a month against an average household income of $68,913 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,590
Renter share20.2%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate15.8%
Median income$68,913
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
40
th percentile
Low
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Murphy and the region
Centroid at 38.4813, -90.4663 · click any tract to drill in
Why Murphy scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Murphy
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.3
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
15.8% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,282 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Murphy
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Murphy
4.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Murphy
5.3
How Murphy compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%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)
- 889Total filings over 14 yrs
- 23.96%Avg annual filing rate
- 26.4%Peak (2014)
- 58Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 22% over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 12.8%Housing insecurity
- 9.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.3%Food insecurity
- 12.6%SNAP enrollment
- 9.2%Transit barriers
- 9.6%No health insurance
- 18.4%Frequent mental distress
- 39.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Murphy
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.6/10. 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 Murphy, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Jefferson County average of 4.7 and above the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 889 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 24.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 26.4% of renter households in 2014.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 29099700210
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29099700210?
Census tract 29099700210 in Murphy scores 3.3/10 (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 29099700210?
Median gross rent is $1,282/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29099700210?
15.8% of residents in tract 29099700210 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,890.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29099700210?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 81th, minority 34th, housing 42th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29099700210?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 889 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 29099700210 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 23.96% of renter households, peaking at 26.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 29099700210 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.8% 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. 9.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 29099700210 compare to Murphy overall?
Tract 29099700210 scores 3.3/10, higher than the parent city of Murphy at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Murphy; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Murphy
Top eight tracts in Murphy ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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