Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Berdell Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Normandy
Tract 29189212701 · St. Louis County, MO · pop 3,321 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
The Berdell Hills neighborhood of Normandy anchors census tract 29189212701, which lands at 6.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 93% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,112 monthly, set against $39,819 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,391
Renter share54.8%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate19.5%
Median income$39,819
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Normandy and the region
Centroid at 38.7310, -90.3044 · click any tract to drill in
Why Berdell Hills scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Normandy
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
19.5% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,112 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Normandy
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Normandy
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Normandy
8.6
How Berdell Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%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.
- 0%Grade A
- 24%Grade B
- 41%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 360Total filings 2020-21
- 4.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.39×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 Berdell Hills. 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.
- 29.6%Housing insecurity
- 24.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 35.1%Food insecurity
- 35.0%SNAP enrollment
- 19.3%Transit barriers
- 12.4%No health insurance
- 21.8%Frequent mental distress
- 46.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Berdell Hills
The heaviest input here 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 Normandy, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 29.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 24.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
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 29189212701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29189212701?
Census tract 29189212701 in the Berdell Hills neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 29189212701?
Median gross rent is $1,112/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29189212701?
19.5% of residents in tract 29189212701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,321.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29189212701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 97th, minority 89th, housing 22th.
Q5
Is tract 29189212701 considered part of Berdell Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29189212701 fall within Berdell Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 29189212701 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.39× 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 29189212701 struggle to pay rent?
About 29.6% 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. 24.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 29189212701 compare to Normandy overall?
Tract 29189212701 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Normandy at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Normandy; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 29189212701 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 Normandy
Top eight tracts in Normandy ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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