Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Scott City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 29201780100 · Scott County, MO · pop 3,027 · 75% of tract blocks fall in Scott City
Eviction risk in Scott City centers on tract 29201780100, which scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier) and is home to 3,027 residents. It lands near the 10th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $779 a month while the average household earns $61,475 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,283
Renter share34.0%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate18.9%
Median income$61,475
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Scott City and the region
Centroid at 37.2326, -89.5061 · click any tract to drill in
Why Scott City scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Scott City
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.2
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
18.9% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$779 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Scott City
1.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Scott City
2.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Scott City
2.0
How Scott City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 18%Household composition
- 7%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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)
- 121Total filings over 12 yrs
- 2.67%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.7%Peak (2012)
- 10Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 17% over the past 12 months.
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.
- 14.5%Housing insecurity
- 10.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.1%Food insecurity
- 15.6%SNAP enrollment
- 10.2%Transit barriers
- 10.8%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 42.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Scott City
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.7/10. 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 Scott City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Scott County average of 4.5 and below the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 121 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 2.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.7% of renter households in 2012.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 29201780100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29201780100?
Census tract 29201780100 in Scott City scores 3.9/10 (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 29201780100?
Median gross rent is $779/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29201780100?
18.9% of residents in tract 29201780100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,027.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29201780100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 18th, minority 7th, housing 60th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29201780100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 121 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 29201780100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.67% of renter households, peaking at 4.7% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 29201780100 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.5% 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. 10.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 29201780100 compare to Scott City overall?
Tract 29201780100 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Scott City at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Scott City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Scott City
Top eight tracts in Scott City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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