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Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally

Cornado Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kansas City

Tract 20209043905 · Wyandotte County, KS · pop 2,135 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

With a score of 4.8/10, tract 20209043905 in the Cornado area of Kansas City, KS reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,135. 60% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Wyandotte County average of 44.1%.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 21% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units700
Renter share51.7%
SVI overall1.00
Poverty rate35.2%
Median income$31,601

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Cornado
Very High
Within parent city
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 61 tracts In Kansas City
Very High
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 64 tracts In Wyandotte County
High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#56 of 829 tracts In Kansas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kansas City and the region

Centroid at 39.1075, -94.7146 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cornado scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Kansas City
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Kansas legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
35.2% poverty · this tract
8.8
Supply constraint
$912 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kansas City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kansas City
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kansas City
3.0

How Cornado compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cornado risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.8This tracttract 0439053.4Kansas Cityparent city3.8Countyavg tract in county3.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 100

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 14Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 3.86%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.9%Peak (2016)
  • 14Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Cornado. 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 Cornado

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 27%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

The poverty rate is 35%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint, economic stress reads 8.8/10. Set annual rent against average income of $31,601 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.5/10. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 20.8% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

SNAP participation runs 25.8% against 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $912, 19% below the Kansas City average. Against the Wyandotte County average of 3.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.0 points.

Court records carry 14 eviction filings across 1 observed years. The worst year on record was 2016, when 3.9% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 3.9% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #35,669 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 20209043905

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20209043905?

Census tract 20209043905 in the Cornado neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 20209043905?

Median gross rent is $912/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 20209043905?

35.2% of residents in tract 20209043905 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,135.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 20209043905?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 98th, minority 74th, housing 99th.
Q5

Is tract 20209043905 considered part of Cornado?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20209043905 fall within Cornado (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 20209043905?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 14 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 20209043905 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.86% of renter households, peaking at 3.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 20209043905 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.8% 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. 20.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 20209043905 compare to Kansas City overall?

Tract 20209043905 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Kansas City at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kansas City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kansas City

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

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