Within neighborhood
75
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Old Town Florissant Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 29189211202 · St. Louis County, MO · pop 3,278 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of 6.2/10, tract 29189211202 in the Old Town Florissant neighborhood of Florissant ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,278 residents. It lands near the 80th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 72% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,226 a month against an average household income of $74,938 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,430
Renter share18.3%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate14.2%
Median income$74,938
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
36
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Florissant and the region
Centroid at 38.7846, -90.3270 · click any tract to drill in
Why Old Town Florissant scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Florissant
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
14.2% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,226 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Florissant
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Florissant
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Florissant
5.3
How Old Town Florissant compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%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)
- 69Total filings over 8 yrs
- 2.23%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.4%Peak (2012)
- 15Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 400% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 157Total filings 2020-21
- 2.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.74×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Southwest Oregon, OR as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Old Town Florissant. 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.
- 14.0%Housing insecurity
- 10.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.1%Food insecurity
- 12.5%SNAP enrollment
- 9.2%Transit barriers
- 8.5%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 37.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Old Town Florissant
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.1/10. 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 Florissant 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 29189211202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29189211202?
Census tract 29189211202 in the Old Town Florissant neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 29189211202?
Median gross rent is $1,226/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29189211202?
14.2% of residents in tract 29189211202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,278.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29189211202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 73th, minority 40th, housing 39th.
Q5
Is tract 29189211202 considered part of Old Town Florissant?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29189211202 fall within Old Town Florissant (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29189211202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 69 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 29189211202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.23% of renter households, peaking at 4.4% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 29189211202 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.74× 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.
Q8
What share of households in tract 29189211202 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.0% 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. 10.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 29189211202 compare to Florissant overall?
Tract 29189211202 scores 3.1/10, higher than the parent city of Florissant at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Florissant eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Florissant
Top eight tracts in Florissant ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · MO
Old Town Florissant
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MO
29189211102
3.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
29189210923
3.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
Old Town Florissant
3.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
29189210924
3.1
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
Old Town Florissant
2.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
29189211334
2.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MO
Old Town Florissant
2.6
/ 10 · Low
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