Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
Academy Eviction Risk: Moderate , St. Louis
Tract 29510106600 ·
St. Louis city, MO · pop 1,186 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Academy in St. Louis is where census tract 29510106600 sits, home to 1,186 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.6/10. That is riskier than about 89% of US census tracts.
50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $916 a month while the average household earns $25,313 a year, roughly 43% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%Stable renters 32%Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units517
Renter share62.9%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate49.3%
Median income$25,313
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Academy
Very High
Within parent city
88th percentile
#13 of 104 tracts In St. Louis
High
Within county
86th percentile
#15 of 104 tracts In St. Louis city
High
Within state
96th percentile
#71 of 1,654 tracts In Missouri
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across St. Louis and the region
Centroid at 38.6627, -90.2665 · click any tract to drill in
Why Academy scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from St. Louis
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.3
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
49.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$916 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from St. Louis
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from St. Louis
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from St. Louis
5.0
How Academy compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
84%Socioeconomic
58%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
94%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
0%Grade B
100%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)
599Total filings over 13 yrs
14.22%Avg annual filing rate
22.7%Peak (2007)
34Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2004 to 2017
Filings dropped 32% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
118Total filings 2020-21
1.5Avg monthly (observed)
3.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.50×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 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.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
38.6%Housing insecurity
35.0%Utility-shutoff threat
49.0%Food insecurity
52.9%SNAP enrollment
26.5%Transit barriers
14.5%No health insurance
22.4%Frequent mental distress
53.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Academy
What moves this score most is economic stress 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 St. Louis 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 City County average of 5.8 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 0.50x 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 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 29510106600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29510106600?
Census tract 29510106600 in the Academy neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 29510106600?
Median gross rent is $916/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29510106600?
49.3% of residents in tract 29510106600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,186.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29510106600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 58th, minority 94th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 29510106600 considered part of Academy?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29510106600 fall within Academy (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29510106600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 599 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 29510106600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.22% of renter households, peaking at 22.7% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 29510106600 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.50× 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.
Q8
What share of households in tract 29510106600 struggle to pay rent?
About 38.6% 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. 35.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 29510106600 compare to St. Louis overall?
Tract 29510106600 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of St. Louis at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from St. Louis eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q10
Was tract 29510106600 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.
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