Census Tract · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
Maryland Heights Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 29189213202 ·
St. Louis County, MO · pop 7,354 · 94% of tract blocks fall in Maryland Heights
Tract 29189213202, home to 7,354 residents in Maryland Heights, scores 4.5/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 23rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 19% of renter households, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,191 a month against an average household income of $97,197 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%Stable renters 22%Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units2,756
Renter share27.6%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate1.7%
Median income$97,197
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0th percentile
#11 of 11 tracts In Maryland Heights
Very Low
Within county
29th percentile
#167 of 236 tracts In St. Louis County
Low
Within state
10th percentile
#1,487 of 1,654 tracts In Missouri
Very Low
National
9th percentile
#76,223 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Maryland Heights and the region
Centroid at 38.7265, -90.4374 · click any tract to drill in
Why Maryland Heights scores 1.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Maryland Heights
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
1.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,191 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Maryland Heights
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Maryland Heights
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Maryland Heights
2.9
How Maryland Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
10%Socioeconomic
63%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
46%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)
241Total filings over 8 yrs
4.20%Avg annual filing rate
5.8%Peak (2005)
16Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2003 to 2017
Filings dropped 41% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
312Total filings 2020-21
4.1Avg monthly (observed)
2.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.76×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.
9.6%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
9.6%Food insecurity
6.3%SNAP enrollment
6.2%Transit barriers
6.8%No health insurance
15.4%Frequent mental distress
30.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Maryland Heights
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. 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 Maryland Heights 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 in line with the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.76x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 32nd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 29189213202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29189213202?
Census tract 29189213202 in Maryland Heights scores 1.8/10 (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 29189213202?
Median gross rent is $1,191/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29189213202?
1.7% of residents in tract 29189213202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,354.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29189213202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 63th, minority 62th, housing 46th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29189213202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 241 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 29189213202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.20% of renter households, peaking at 5.8% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 29189213202 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.76× 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 29189213202 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.6% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 29189213202 compare to Maryland Heights overall?
Tract 29189213202 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of Maryland Heights at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Maryland Heights eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
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