Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
Morris Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kansas City
Tract 20209044002 · Wyandotte County, KS · pop 3,345 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
With a score of 4.8/10, tract 20209044002 in the Morris area of Kansas City, KS reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,345 residents. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,301
Renter share17.1%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate30.5%
Median income$54,923
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
85
th percentile
High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kansas City and the region
Centroid at 39.0766, -94.7629 · click any tract to drill in
Why Morris scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
30.5% poverty · this tract
7.6
Supply constraint
$922 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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 Morris compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Morris. 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.
- 19.5%Housing insecurity
- 16.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.0%Food insecurity
- 19.3%SNAP enrollment
- 13.5%Transit barriers
- 17.1%No health insurance
- 19.6%Frequent mental distress
- 38.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Morris
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.5/10. The poverty rate is 30%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.9/10.
Average gross rent is $922, 18% below the Kansas City average. Against Wyandotte County at 44.1%, 50% of renters here are cost-burdened.
It sits 1.0 points above the Wyandotte County average of 3.8. Food insecurity runs 26.0% against 17.8% nationally.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 16.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 58th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 17% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
Social vulnerability reads 8.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the KS average is 3.7, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 20209044002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20209044002?
Census tract 20209044002 in the Morris 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 20209044002?
Median gross rent is $922/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 20209044002?
30.5% of residents in tract 20209044002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,345.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 20209044002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 96th, minority 51th, housing 65th.
Q5
Is tract 20209044002 considered part of Morris?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20209044002 fall within Morris (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 20209044002 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.5% 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. 16.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 20209044002 compare to Kansas City overall?
Tract 20209044002 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.
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