Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Walnut Park West Eviction Risk: Moderate , Jennings
Tract 29189212101 · St. Louis County, MO · pop 4,012 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 29189212101 runs through the Walnut Park West neighborhood of Jennings. With 4,012 residents, it scores 7.2/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #2,917 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
67% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,083 monthly, set against $41,823 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,466
Renter share57.0%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate28.8%
Median income$41,823
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Jennings and the region
Centroid at 38.7121, -90.2646 · click any tract to drill in
Why Walnut Park West scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Jennings
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
28.8% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$1,083 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Jennings
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Jennings
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Jennings
8.6
How Walnut Park West compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 91
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 69%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 1%Grade A
- 1%Grade B
- 98%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 758Total filings over 8 yrs
- 11.44%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.4%Peak (2012)
- 91Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 18% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 654Total filings 2020-21
- 8.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 8.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.06×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Southwest Oregon, OR as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 38.0%Housing insecurity
- 32.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 47.2%Food insecurity
- 49.6%SNAP enrollment
- 25.5%Transit barriers
- 15.6%No health insurance
- 23.5%Frequent mental distress
- 52.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Walnut Park West
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Jennings, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.06x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 758 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 11.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.4% of renter households in 2012.
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 29189212101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29189212101?
Census tract 29189212101 in the Walnut Park West neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 29189212101?
Median gross rent is $1,083/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29189212101?
28.8% of residents in tract 29189212101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,012.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29189212101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 62th, minority 95th, housing 69th.
Q5
Is tract 29189212101 considered part of Walnut Park West?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29189212101 fall within Walnut Park West (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29189212101?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 758 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 29189212101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.44% of renter households, peaking at 13.4% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 29189212101 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.06× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon eviction laws, OR), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 29189212101 struggle to pay rent?
About 38.0% 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. 32.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 29189212101 compare to Jennings overall?
Tract 29189212101 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Jennings at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Jennings; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q10
Was tract 29189212101 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Jennings
Top eight tracts in Jennings ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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