Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Spanish Lake Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 29189210702 · St. Louis County, MO · pop 6,014 · 88% of tract blocks fall in Spanish Lake
Census tract 29189210702 covers Spanish Lake, home to 6,014 residents. For landlords it grades 6.9/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 93% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 72% of renter households, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,187 a month against an average household income of $47,901 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units2,513
Renter share42.4%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate20.1%
Median income$47,901
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
75
th percentile
High
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Spanish Lake and the region
Centroid at 38.7783, -90.2209 · click any tract to drill in
Why Spanish Lake scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Spanish Lake
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
20.1% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$1,187 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Spanish Lake
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Spanish Lake
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Spanish Lake
7.9
How Spanish Lake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%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)
- 2,477Total filings over 8 yrs
- 29.28%Avg annual filing rate
- 45.7%Peak (2017)
- 488Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 116% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,758Total filings 2020-21
- 22.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 25.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.89×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Southwest Oregon, OR as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 30.4%Housing insecurity
- 24.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 35.3%Food insecurity
- 34.8%SNAP enrollment
- 19.5%Transit barriers
- 11.6%No health insurance
- 21.8%Frequent mental distress
- 45.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Spanish Lake
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Spanish Lake eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the St. Louis County average of 5.6 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 2,477 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 29.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 45.7% of renter households in 2017.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.89x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 29189210702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29189210702?
Census tract 29189210702 in Spanish Lake scores 4.8/10 (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 29189210702?
Median gross rent is $1,187/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29189210702?
20.1% of residents in tract 29189210702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,014.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29189210702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 84th, minority 93th, housing 37th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29189210702?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,477 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 29189210702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 29.28% of renter households, peaking at 45.7% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 29189210702 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.89× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon eviction laws, OR), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 29189210702 struggle to pay rent?
About 30.4% 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. 24.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 29189210702 compare to Spanish Lake overall?
Tract 29189210702 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Spanish Lake at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Spanish Lake eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Spanish Lake
Top eight tracts in Spanish Lake ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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