Census Tract · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Old Jamestown Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 29189210912 ·
St. Louis County, MO · pop 7,174 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Old Jamestown
Eviction risk in Old Jamestown eviction risk centers on tract 29189210912, which scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 7,174 residents. That is riskier than about 46% of US census tracts.
About 32% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,605 a month against an average household income of $93,686 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%Stable renters 9%Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units2,546
Renter share13.6%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate6.4%
Median income$93,686
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 3 tracts In Old Jamestown
Very High
Within county
36th percentile
#152 of 236 tracts In St. Louis County
Low
Within state
15th percentile
#1,412 of 1,654 tracts In Missouri
Very Low
National
14th percentile
#72,539 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Old Jamestown and the region
Centroid at 38.8282, -90.2621 · click any tract to drill in
Why Old Jamestown scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Old Jamestown
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
6.4% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,605 rent vs county FMR
8.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Old Jamestown
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Old Jamestown
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Old Jamestown
3.9
How Old Jamestown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 23
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
12%Socioeconomic
79%Household composition
81%Racial/ethnic minority
8%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)
802Total filings over 8 yrs
34.49%Avg annual filing rate
92.4%Peak (2010)
72Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2003 to 2017
Filings dropped 29% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,162Total filings 2020-21
15.1Avg monthly (observed)
5.6Pre-pandemic baseline
2.71×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Southwest Oregon, OR as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
15.8%Housing insecurity
11.7%Utility-shutoff threat
15.7%Food insecurity
12.3%SNAP enrollment
9.5%Transit barriers
6.9%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
34.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Old Jamestown
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.2/10. 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 Old Jamestown eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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 safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 15.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 2.71x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 29189210912
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29189210912?
Census tract 29189210912 in Old Jamestown scores 2.1/10 (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 29189210912?
Median gross rent is $1,605/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29189210912?
6.4% of residents in tract 29189210912 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,174.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29189210912?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 79th, minority 81th, housing 8th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29189210912?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 802 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 29189210912 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 34.49% of renter households, peaking at 92.4% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 29189210912 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.71× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon eviction laws, OR), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 29189210912 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.8% 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. 11.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 29189210912 compare to Old Jamestown overall?
Tract 29189210912 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Old Jamestown at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Old Jamestown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Old Jamestown
Top eight tracts in Old Jamestown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.