Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally
North Lawrence Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 20045000301 · Douglas County, KS · pop 4,425 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Tract 20045000301 covers North Lawrence in Lawrence in Kansas. Home to 4,425 residents, it scores 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 68% of US census tracts.
About 69% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $956 a month against an average household income of $24,591 a year, roughly 47% of income at the averages. About 95% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 66%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 5%
Tract context
Occupied units1,663
Renter share95.4%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate57.0%
Median income$24,591
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lawrence and the region
Centroid at 38.9637, -95.2411 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Lawrence scores 6.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lawrence
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
Kansas legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
57.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$956 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lawrence
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lawrence
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lawrence
3.5
How North Lawrence compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 2%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within North Lawrence. 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.
- 18.3%Housing insecurity
- 16.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.7%Food insecurity
- 21.0%SNAP enrollment
- 18.4%Transit barriers
- 11.7%No health insurance
- 28.2%Frequent mental distress
- 39.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Lawrence
The score leans hardest on 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 Lawrence eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Douglas County average of 4.9 and above the Kansas statewide average of 4.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 18.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 20045000301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20045000301?
Census tract 20045000301 in the North Lawrence neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 20045000301?
Median gross rent is $956/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 20045000301?
57.0% of residents in tract 20045000301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,425.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 20045000301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 2th, minority 29th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 20045000301 considered part of North Lawrence?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20045000301 fall within North Lawrence (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 20045000301 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.3% 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. 16.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 20045000301 compare to Lawrence overall?
Tract 20045000301 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Lawrence at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lawrence eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lawrence
Top eight tracts in Lawrence ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · KS
Indian Hills
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · KS
20045000801
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · KS
Indian Hills
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · KS
Indian Hills
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · KS
Indian Hills
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · KS
Indian Hills
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · KS
North Lawrence
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · KS
20045000502
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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