Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,558 of 84,120 nationally
Muncie Eviction Risk: Lower , Kansas City
Tract 20209044001 · Wyandotte County, KS · pop 3,403 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
With a score of 3.3/10, tract 20209044001 in the Muncie area of Kansas City, KS reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,403. Against Wyandotte County at 44.1%, 23% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,116
Renter share41.4%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate17.4%
Median income$70,568
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
37
th percentile
Low
Within county
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kansas City and the region
Centroid at 39.0962, -94.7635 · click any tract to drill in
Why Muncie scores 3.3
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
17.4% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,254 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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 Muncie compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%Housing & transportation
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)
- 42Total filings over 1 yrs
- 6.64%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.6%Peak (2016)
- 42Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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.
- 15.1%Housing insecurity
- 12.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.2%Food insecurity
- 10.8%SNAP enrollment
- 9.7%Transit barriers
- 11.8%No health insurance
- 17.1%Frequent mental distress
- 30.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Muncie
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.5/10. 16% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 42 filings here across 1 tracked years.
Average gross rent is $1,254, 12% above the Kansas City average. Filings peaked in 2016 at 6.6% of renter households. In a typical year about 6.6% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #61,558 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.8/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Wyandotte County average of 3.8 closely.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 20209044001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20209044001?
Census tract 20209044001 in the Muncie neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (Lower 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 20209044001?
Median gross rent is $1,254/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 20209044001?
17.4% of residents in tract 20209044001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,403.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 20209044001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 77th, minority 58th, housing 22th.
Q5
Is tract 20209044001 considered part of Muncie?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20209044001 fall within Muncie (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 20209044001?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 42 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 20209044001 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.64% of renter households, peaking at 6.6% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 20209044001 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.1% 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. 12.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 20209044001 compare to Kansas City overall?
Tract 20209044001 scores 3.3/10, right in line with 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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