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Eviction Risk in Walnut Park West , St. Louis

Tract 29510107300 · St. Louis city, MO · pop 4,283 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 29510107300 sits in the Walnut Park West neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It has a population of 4,283 and an eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). 53% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 32% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,009/month against a median household income of $40,077 — roughly 30% rent-to-income at the medians.

Eviction Risk
6.2
Elevated tier · 1-10 composite
Confidence 100%
Rent burden
53%
32% severely burdened (≥50%)
Median rent
$1,009
vs county FMR_2BR: -17%
Median household income
$40,077
24.6% below poverty line
Where

Tract location

Centroid at 38.7074, -90.2552. Drag to explore.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 4,220 residents. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (Table B03002, tract level).

Hispanic / Latino: 0.7% White (non-Hispanic): 0.7% Black (non-Hispanic): 96.8% Other / Multiracial: 1.7%
  • Hispanic / Latino 0.7%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 0.7%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 96.8%
  • Other / Multiracial 1.7%
Score breakdown

How the 6.2/10 score is composed

Signal Score Source
Filing rate (county) 8.1 Eviction Lab via counties
State political climate 2.1 states.state_political_baseline
Regional political climate 8.3 2024 county presidential margin
Local political climate 7.0 St. Louis (inherited)
Rent control risk 2.0 St. Louis (inherited)
Eviction process difficulty 5.0 state law
Tenant organizing strength 5.5 St. Louis (inherited)
Housing court bias 5.0 St. Louis (inherited)
Economic stress (tract) 6.2 this tract poverty rate
Supply constraint (tract) 3.3 tract rent vs county FMR
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,140Total filings over 13 yrs
  • 13.73%Avg annual filing rate
  • 19.8%Peak (2007)
  • 89Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 — 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 295101073002004: 87 filings (16.57/100 renter HHs)2005: 103 filings (17.73/100 renter HHs)2006: 113 filings (19.45/100 renter HHs)2007: 115 filings (19.79/100 renter HHs)2008: 86 filings (14.80/100 renter HHs)2009: 78 filings (13.43/100 renter HHs)2010: 84 filings (13.61/100 renter HHs)2011: 78 filings (9.86/100 renter HHs)2012: 92 filings (11.63/100 renter HHs)2013: 65 filings (8.22/100 renter HHs)2015: 76 filings (9.61/100 renter HHs)2016: 74 filings (10.77/100 renter HHs)2017: 89 filings (12.95/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 13 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 406Total filings 2020-21
  • 5.3Avg monthly (observed)
  • 5.3Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.99×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 7 filings (1.27× baseline)2020-02-01: 4 filings (0.80× baseline)2020-03-01: 8 filings (2.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 1 filings (0.22× baseline)2020-06-01: 1 filings (0.15× baseline)2020-07-01: 2 filings (0.31× baseline)2020-08-01: 5 filings (0.69× baseline)2020-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 2 filings (0.42× baseline)2020-11-01: 2 filings (0.40× baseline)2020-12-01: 4 filings (0.67× baseline)2021-01-01: 2 filings (0.36× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 1 filings (0.15× baseline)2021-05-01: 5 filings (1.11× baseline)2021-06-01: 6 filings (0.92× baseline)2021-07-01: 5 filings (0.77× baseline)2021-08-01: 3 filings (0.41× baseline)2021-09-01: 1 filings (0.15× baseline)2021-10-01: 7 filings (1.47× baseline)2021-11-01: 2 filings (0.40× baseline)2021-12-01: 5 filings (0.83× baseline)2022-01-01: 3 filings (0.55× baseline)2022-02-01: 4 filings (0.80× baseline)2022-03-01: 2 filings (0.50× baseline)2022-04-01: 9 filings (1.33× baseline)2022-05-01: 2 filings (0.44× baseline)2022-06-01: 1 filings (0.15× baseline)2022-07-01: 4 filings (0.62× baseline)2022-08-01: 7 filings (0.97× baseline)2022-09-01: 6 filings (0.92× baseline)2022-10-01: 4 filings (0.84× baseline)2022-11-01: 5 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 4 filings (0.67× baseline)2023-01-01: 9 filings (1.64× baseline)2023-02-01: 6 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-03-01: 12 filings (3.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 9 filings (1.33× baseline)2023-05-01: 8 filings (1.78× baseline)2023-06-01: 7 filings (1.08× baseline)2023-07-01: 11 filings (1.69× baseline)2023-08-01: 13 filings (1.79× baseline)2023-09-01: 9 filings (1.38× baseline)2023-10-01: 7 filings (1.47× baseline)2023-11-01: 6 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-12-01: 8 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-01-01: 9 filings (1.64× baseline)2024-02-01: 11 filings (2.20× baseline)2024-03-01: 8 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 6 filings (0.89× baseline)2024-05-01: 4 filings (0.89× baseline)2024-06-01: 5 filings (0.77× baseline)2024-07-01: 9 filings (1.38× baseline)2024-08-01: 9 filings (1.24× baseline)2024-09-01: 3 filings (0.46× baseline)2024-10-01: 3 filings (0.63× baseline)2024-11-01: 5 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 6 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 10 filings (1.82× baseline)2025-02-01: 9 filings (1.80× baseline)2025-03-01: 6 filings (1.50× baseline)2025-04-01: 5 filings (0.74× baseline)2025-05-01: 11 filings (2.44× baseline)2025-06-01: 6 filings (0.92× baseline)2025-07-01: 6 filings (0.92× baseline)2025-08-01: 4 filings (0.55× baseline)2025-09-01: 10 filings (1.54× baseline)2025-10-01: 2 filings (0.42× baseline)2025-11-01: 4 filings (0.80× baseline)2025-12-01: 4 filings (0.67× baseline)2026-01-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. 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.

1930s HOLC grade · historical context

Dominant grade: B — still desirable

Approximately 100% of this tract's area was graded by Home Owners' Loan Corporation appraisers in St. Louis. Source: Mapping Inequality (Nelson, Winling, Marciano, Connolly et al., University of Richmond) — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Redlining is correlated with present-day eviction-filing rates, lower home-ownership, and greater rent burden — see Aaronson, Hartley & Mazumder (FRB Chicago, 2021). The shading above reflects 90-year-old appraisals; it is historical context, not a current credit signal.

Frequently asked

About tract 29510107300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29510107300?

Census tract 29510107300 in the Walnut Park West neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty signals.

What is the median rent in tract 29510107300?

Median gross rent is $1,009/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 29510107300?

24.6% of residents in tract 29510107300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,283.

How socially vulnerable is tract 29510107300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 85th, minority 98th, housing 49th.

Is tract 29510107300 considered part of Walnut Park West?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29510107300 fall within Walnut Park West (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29510107300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,140 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 29510107300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.73% of renter households, peaking at 19.8% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 29510107300 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.99× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon eviction laws, OR), 2020-2021.

What share of households in tract 29510107300 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.9% 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. 22.6% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Was tract 29510107300 redlined?

The dominant 1930s HOLC grade across this tract is B (Still Desirable). Roughly 0% of the tract's area sits inside historically redlined (grade-D) zones drawn by Home Owners' Loan Corporation appraisers in St. Louis. Source: Mapping Inequality, University of Richmond.