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Neighborhood · Manhattan, KS

East Campus Eviction Risk: Moderate

5 census tracts · pop 18,200 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10 · range 4–4.9

East Campus takes in 5 census tracts of Manhattan, KS, population 18,200. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 66% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Manhattan rate of 31.1%.

37% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The poverty rate is 48%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

The dominant input is economic stress at 9.4/10. 87% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.

On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Annualized rent equals 34% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.

At $889 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Manhattan commands. Its 5 tracts score within 0.9 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

With little internal variation, 4.8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
East Campus vs Manhattan How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
65.9% +112%
Manhattan: 31.1%
Average gross rent
$889 -11%
Manhattan: $1,003
Average HH income
$31,699 -46%
Manhattan: $58,441
Poverty rate
47.9% +83%
Manhattan: 26.1%
Renter share
87.1% +54%
Manhattan: 56.5%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across East Campus and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 5 tracts span score 4–4.9

Why East Campus scores 4.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Rent control risk
66% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
87% renter households · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Economic stress
47.9% below poverty line · Range 5.4–10.0 across tracts
9.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.6–5.9 across tracts
3.9
Risk score comparison

East Campus vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

East Campus score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.8East CampusNeighborhood3.5Parent cityhost city3.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in East Campus?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.9 points from 4 to 4.9. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

5 tracts in East Campus

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
20161000500 4.9 4,457 72% $896
20161001101 4.9 4,358 70% $753
20161000801 4.9 3,745 65% $853
20161000303 4.9 3,223 71% $954
20161000802 4 2,417 42% $1,089
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 54

Pop-weighted across 5 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 79%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 9%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 34%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in East Campus

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About East Campus

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for East Campus?

East Campus scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 East Campus compare to Manhattan overall?

East Campus scores 1.3 points higher than Manhattan overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $889 vs $1,003.
Q3

What is the average rent in East Campus?

Average gross rent in East Campus is $889/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of East Campus residents are renters?

87% of East Campus households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Manhattan). The neighborhood has 18,200 residents.
Q5

Is East Campus a high social-vulnerability area?

East Campus sits in the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in East Campus have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in East Campus is census tract 20161000500 (score 4.9/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4 to 4.9, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7

How safe is East Campus for landlords?

East Campus carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Manhattan as a whole (3.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of East Campus?

East Campus has 17,694 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79%), Other / Multiracial (6.7%), Hispanic / Latino (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Manhattan

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to East Campus.

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