Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
De Soto Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 29099701300 · Jefferson County, MO · pop 3,281 · 63% of tract blocks fall in De Soto
Eviction risk in De Soto in Jefferson County centers on tract 29099701300, which scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,281 residents. That is riskier than about 18% of US census tracts.
9% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 3% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $860 monthly, set against $82,583 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,269
Renter share24.7%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate15.9%
Median income$82,583
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
National
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across De Soto and the region
Centroid at 38.1214, -90.5157 · click any tract to drill in
Why De Soto scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from De Soto
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.3
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
15.9% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$860 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from De Soto
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from De Soto
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from De Soto
5.1
How De Soto compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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)
- 312Total filings over 14 yrs
- 6.65%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.5%Peak (2014)
- 23Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 28% 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.
- 12.9%Housing insecurity
- 9.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.3%Food insecurity
- 12.4%SNAP enrollment
- 9.3%Transit barriers
- 9.5%No health insurance
- 19.5%Frequent mental distress
- 39.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in De Soto
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 De Soto, 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 4.7 and below the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 312 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 6.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.5% of renter households in 2014.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 29099701300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29099701300?
Census tract 29099701300 in De Soto scores 3.6/10 (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 29099701300?
Median gross rent is $860/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 9% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29099701300?
15.9% of residents in tract 29099701300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,281.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29099701300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 36th, minority 20th, housing 73th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29099701300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 312 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 29099701300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.65% of renter households, peaking at 9.5% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 29099701300 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.9% 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 29099701300 compare to De Soto overall?
Tract 29099701300 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of De Soto at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from De Soto; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in De Soto
Top eight tracts in De Soto ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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