Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Clayton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 29189216500 · St. Louis County, MO · pop 5,498
With a score of 6.2/10, tract 29189216500 in Clayton ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,498 residents. It lands near the 80th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,128 a month while the average household earns $141,146 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units2,225
Renter share45.7%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$141,146
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
National
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Clayton and the region
Centroid at 38.6487, -90.3440 · click any tract to drill in
Why Clayton scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Clayton
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$2,128 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Clayton
3.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Clayton
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Clayton
4.1
How Clayton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 43
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 48%Racial/ethnic minority
- 81%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.
- 37%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%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)
- 86Total filings over 8 yrs
- 1.76%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.7%Peak (2006)
- 6Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 45% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 93Total filings 2020-21
- 1.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.21×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
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.
- 7.8%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.0%Food insecurity
- 5.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 6.1%No health insurance
- 13.3%Frequent mental distress
- 28.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Clayton
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Clayton 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 2.21x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 29189216500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29189216500?
Census tract 29189216500 in Clayton scores 1.7/10 (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 29189216500?
Median gross rent is $2,128/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29189216500?
10.7% of residents in tract 29189216500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,498.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29189216500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 37th, minority 48th, housing 81th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29189216500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 86 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 29189216500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.76% of renter households, peaking at 2.7% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 29189216500 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.21× 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 29189216500 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.8% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 29189216500 compare to Clayton overall?
Tract 29189216500 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Clayton at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Clayton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 29189216500 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 Clayton
Top eight tracts in Clayton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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