1 census tracts · pop 3,668 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Bethel is a one-tract suburb of Kansas City, KS, population 3,668. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Severe burden reaches 44%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Kansas City baseline of 28.8%, 64% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.5/10.
Average gross rent is $1,370, 22% above the Kansas City average of $1,123. The filing record is not thin: 26 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 9.7% of renter households.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 3/10. That places it #21 of 24 neighborhoods in Kansas City.
Judgments average 4.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 12% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Village West and West Side score within a fraction of it.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Bethel vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bethel
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
26Total filings (sum)
9.67%Avg annual filing rate
9.7%Peak year (2016)
9.67%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bethel
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.5%Housing insecurity
10.0%Utility shutoff threat
15.5%Food insecurity
8.8%SNAP enrollment
10.8%No health insurance
29.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bethel
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bethel?
Bethel 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 Bethel compare to Kansas City overall?
Bethel scores 0.4 points lower than Kansas City overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,370 vs $1,123.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bethel?
Average gross rent in Bethel is $1,370/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bethel residents are renters?
12% of Bethel households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 3,668 residents.
Q5
Is Bethel a high social-vulnerability area?
Bethel sits in the 74th 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
How safe is Bethel for landlords?
Bethel 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 Kansas City as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Bethel?
Bethel has 3,540 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (40.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (22.7%), Hispanic / Latino (21.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
