Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Merriam Grove Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 20091052101 · Johnson County, KS · pop 1,543 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 20091052101 covers part of the Merriam Grove area of Merriam, KS, and scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 1,543 residents. At $703 a month, rents run 40% under what the rest of Merriam commands.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units708
Renter share39.5%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate15.6%
Median income$64,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Merriam and the region
Centroid at 39.0226, -94.6985 · click any tract to drill in
Why Merriam Grove scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Merriam
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Kansas legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
15.6% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$703 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Merriam
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Merriam
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Merriam
4.5
How Merriam Grove 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.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%Housing & transportation
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.
- 12.4%Housing insecurity
- 9.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.7%Food insecurity
- 9.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.0%Transit barriers
- 10.5%No health insurance
- 15.8%Frequent mental distress
- 35.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Merriam Grove
The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10. It sits 1.8 points above the Johnson County average of 3.6.
On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.8/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2/10.
Severe burden reaches 9%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. 43% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Johnson County average of 38.5%.
On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Against average income of $64,375, annual rent is just 13%. Statewide the KS average is 3.7, so this tract runs 1.7 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 20091052101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20091052101?
Census tract 20091052101 in the Merriam Grove neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 20091052101?
Median gross rent is $703/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 20091052101?
15.6% of residents in tract 20091052101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,543.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 20091052101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 45th, minority 27th, housing 80th.
Q5
Is tract 20091052101 considered part of Merriam Grove?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20091052101 fall within Merriam Grove (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 20091052101 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 20091052101 compare to Merriam overall?
Tract 20091052101 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Merriam at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Merriam eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Merriam
Top eight tracts in Merriam ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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