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Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

West Vernon Plance Eviction Risk: Lower , Shawnee

Tract 20091052004 · Johnson County, KS · pop 1,673 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 20091052004 covers West Vernon Plance in Shawnee, home to 1,673 residents. For landlords it grades 4.2/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #70,634 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 23% of renter households, a moderate level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,053 a month against an average household income of $67,074 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 30% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units896
Renter share38.4%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate8.4%
Median income$67,074

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In West Vernon Plance
Moderate
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Shawnee
Elevated
Within county
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 154 tracts In Johnson County
High
Within state
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#597 of 829 tracts In Kansas
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Shawnee and the region

Centroid at 39.0045, -94.6998 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Vernon Plance scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Shawnee
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Kansas legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
8.4% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,053 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Shawnee
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Shawnee
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Shawnee
4.5

How West Vernon Plance compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Vernon Plance risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.62.6This tracttract 052004Shawnee: 2.12.1Shawneeparent cityCounty: 1.91.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West Vernon Plance. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Vernon Plance

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Shawnee 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 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.9% 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 20091052004

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20091052004?

Census tract 20091052004 in the West Vernon Plance neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 20091052004?

Median gross rent is $1,053/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 20091052004?

8.4% of residents in tract 20091052004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,673.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 20091052004?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 11th, minority 35th, housing 14th.
Q5

Is tract 20091052004 considered part of West Vernon Plance?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20091052004 fall within West Vernon Plance (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 20091052004 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.3% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 20091052004 compare to Shawnee overall?

Tract 20091052004 scores 2.6/10, higher than the parent city of Shawnee at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Shawnee eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Shawnee

Top eight tracts in Shawnee ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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