1 census tracts · pop 4,988 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Westwood maps to a single census tract in Westwood, KS and houses 4,988 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. 62% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Westwood rate of 23.2%.
The voucher gap is 46.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. What pushes the score up most is supply constraint at 9.7/10.
The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.6/10.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. SNAP participation is 2.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 5.8% of adults, 12.0 points below the national rate. Only 22% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,975, close to the Westwood average.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Westwood vs WestwoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Westwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.3%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility shutoff threat
5.8%Food insecurity
2.8%SNAP enrollment
5.6%No health insurance
22.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Westwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westwood?
Westwood scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Westwood compare to Westwood overall?
Westwood scores 0.4 points lower than Westwood overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 23% citywide. Average rent: $1,975 vs $1,921.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westwood?
Average gross rent in Westwood is $1,975/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westwood residents are renters?
22% of Westwood households are renter-occupied (vs 19% in Westwood). The neighborhood has 4,988 residents.
Q5
Is Westwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Westwood sits in the 7th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Westwood for landlords?
Westwood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Westwood as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Westwood?
Westwood has 5,072 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84%), Hispanic / Latino (8.7%), Other / Multiracial (2.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
