Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Gardner Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 20091053705 · Johnson County, KS · pop 2,969 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Gardner
How risky is Gardner in Johnson County for landlords? Census tract 20091053705 scores 4.5/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 23% of US census tracts.
32% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,670 a month against an average household income of $75,978 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,002
Renter share45.3%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$75,978
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gardner and the region
Centroid at 38.8059, -94.9021 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gardner scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gardner
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Kansas legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,670 rent vs county FMR
7.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gardner
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gardner
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gardner
4.4
How Gardner compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%Housing & transportation
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.
- 14.4%Housing insecurity
- 10.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.5%Food insecurity
- 9.3%SNAP enrollment
- 8.7%Transit barriers
- 11.1%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 30.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gardner
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.4/10. 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 Gardner eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Johnson County average of 3.9 and in line with the Kansas statewide average of 4.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 20091053705
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20091053705?
Census tract 20091053705 in Gardner scores 2.4/10 (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 20091053705?
Median gross rent is $1,670/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 20091053705?
7.1% of residents in tract 20091053705 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,969.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 20091053705?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 85th, minority 35th, housing 25th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 20091053705 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.4% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 20091053705 compare to Gardner overall?
Tract 20091053705 scores 2.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Gardner at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gardner eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Gardner
Top eight tracts in Gardner ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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