Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
High Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 29099700211 · Jefferson County, MO · pop 5,039 · 23% of tract blocks fall in High Ridge
With a score of 4.9/10, tract 29099700211 in High Ridge ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,039 residents. It lands near the 35th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $937 a month while the average household earns $71,384 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units2,061
Renter share13.6%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$71,384
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across High Ridge and the region
Centroid at 38.4622, -90.5050 · click any tract to drill in
Why High Ridge scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from High Ridge
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.3
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$937 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from High Ridge
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from High Ridge
3.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from High Ridge
3.3
How High Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 21%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%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)
- 788Total filings over 14 yrs
- 19.99%Avg annual filing rate
- 23.7%Peak (2011)
- 68Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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.
- 10.3%Housing insecurity
- 7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.2%Food insecurity
- 8.4%SNAP enrollment
- 7.1%Transit barriers
- 7.5%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 34.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in High Ridge
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 3.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from High Ridge, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Jefferson County average of 4.7 and in line with the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 788 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 20.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 23.7% of renter households in 2011.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 29099700211
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29099700211?
Census tract 29099700211 in High Ridge scores 2.8/10 (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 29099700211?
Median gross rent is $937/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29099700211?
8.9% of residents in tract 29099700211 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,039.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29099700211?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 21th, minority 11th, housing 43th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29099700211?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 788 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 29099700211 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 19.99% of renter households, peaking at 23.7% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 29099700211 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.3% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 29099700211 compare to High Ridge overall?
Tract 29099700211 scores 2.8/10, higher than the parent city of High Ridge at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from High Ridge; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in High Ridge
Top eight tracts in High Ridge ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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