Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Portageville Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 29143960600 · New Madrid County, MO · pop 3,085 · 86% of tract blocks fall in Portageville
In Portageville, census tract 29143960600 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #51,761 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $774 monthly, set against $36,863 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,274
Renter share44.3%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate22.8%
Median income$36,863
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
National
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Portageville and the region
Centroid at 36.4482, -89.6874 · click any tract to drill in
Why Portageville scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Portageville
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.4
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
22.8% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
$774 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Portageville
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Portageville
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Portageville
8.6
How Portageville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%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)
- 104Total filings over 19 yrs
- 0.90%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.0%Peak (2010)
- 4Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 300% over the past 19 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.
- 17.3%Housing insecurity
- 13.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.5%Food insecurity
- 22.0%SNAP enrollment
- 12.8%Transit barriers
- 11.9%No health insurance
- 20.2%Frequent mental distress
- 46.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Portageville
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.8/10. 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 Portageville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the New Madrid County average of 4.2 and in line with the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 104 eviction filings here over 19 tracked years, with about 0.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.0% of renter households in 2010.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.8% 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 29143960600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29143960600?
Census tract 29143960600 in Portageville scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 29143960600?
Median gross rent is $774/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29143960600?
22.8% of residents in tract 29143960600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,085.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29143960600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 77th, minority 50th, housing 55th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29143960600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 104 eviction filings across 19 validated years in tract 29143960600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.90% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 29143960600 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.3% 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. 13.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 29143960600 compare to Portageville overall?
Tract 29143960600 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Portageville at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Portageville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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