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Skinker DeBaliviere Eviction Risk: Moderate , University City

Tract 29189216102 · St. Louis County, MO · pop 3,180 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

With a score of 5.9/10, tract 29189216102 in the Skinker DeBaliviere area of University City ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,180 residents. That is riskier than roughly 71% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

65% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,100 a month against an average household income of $49,421 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 70% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 46% Stable renters 24% Owners 30%

Tract context

Occupied units1,250

Renter share69.6%

SVI overall0.44

Poverty rate25.4%

Median income$49,421

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across University City and the region

Centroid at 38.6560, -90.3036 · click any tract to drill in

Why Skinker DeBaliviere scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from University City

8.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.2

State political climate

Missouri legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

25.4% poverty · this tract

6.4

Supply constraint

$1,100 rent vs county FMR

4.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from University City

1.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from University City

2.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from University City

2.1

How Skinker DeBaliviere compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

36%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
68%Racial/ethnic minority
94%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

51%Grade A
48%Grade B
1%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)

79Total filings 2020-21
1.0Avg monthly (observed)
3.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.28×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). 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.

14.8%Housing insecurity
11.7%Utility-shutoff threat
17.9%Food insecurity
14.3%SNAP enrollment
11.8%Transit barriers
7.8%No health insurance
19.4%Frequent mental distress
32.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Skinker DeBaliviere

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.4/10. 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 University City 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.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.28x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 29189216102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29189216102?

Census tract 29189216102 in the Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 29189216102?

Median gross rent is $1,100/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 29189216102?

25.4% of residents in tract 29189216102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,180.

How socially vulnerable is tract 29189216102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 2th, minority 68th, housing 94th.

Is tract 29189216102 considered part of Skinker DeBaliviere?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29189216102 fall within Skinker DeBaliviere (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

Did eviction filings in tract 29189216102 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.28× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon eviction laws, OR), 2020-2021.

What share of households in tract 29189216102 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.8% 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.

How does tract 29189216102 compare to University City overall?

Tract 29189216102 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of University City at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from University City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 29189216102 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 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 University City

Top eight tracts in University City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

Eviction Lab tract-level court records (2000-2018) and Eviction Tracking System, Princeton University. Open Data Commons Attribution license. evictionlab.org