Neighborhood · Kansas City, KS

Northeast Eviction Risk: Moderate

6 census tracts · pop 9,140 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10 · range 3.4–5.7

Northeast is a black-hispanic neighborhood in Kansas City with 6 census tracts and a population of 9,140 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 37% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 17% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $780/month sits 31% lower than the Kansas City citywide average ($1,123).

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

6 tracts · population-weighted

Northeast vs Kansas City How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

36.8% +28%

Kansas City: 28.8%

Average gross rent

$780 -31%

Kansas City: $1,123

Average HH income

$49,819 -19%

Kansas City: $61,373

Poverty rate

28.8% +59%

Kansas City: 18.1%

Renter share

49.8% +27%

Kansas City: 39.1%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Northeast and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 6 tracts span score 3.4–5.7

Why Northeast 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 6.5–6.5 across tracts

6.5

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Rent control risk

37% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

50% renter households · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts

4.0

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts

3.0

Economic stress

28.8% below poverty line · Range 1.1–10.0 across tracts

6.6

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–4.1 across tracts

1.6

Risk score comparison

Northeast vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Northeast?

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 2.3 points from 3.4 to 5.7. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

5.7 5.7 5.5 4.4 3.6 3.4

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

6 tracts in Northeast

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
20209041100	5.7	1,651	45%	$604
20209041400	5.7	1,637	83%	$546
20209041200	5.5	1,346	39%	$1,220
20209040700	4.4	1,667	25%	$876
20209040200	3.6	1,662	18%	$833
20209040900	3.4	1,177	1%	$636

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 81

Pop-weighted across 6 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 82%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 89%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 93%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 44%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Northeast

Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

133Total filings (sum)
9.72%Avg annual filing rate
18.5%Peak year (2016)
9.72%Latest filed (2016)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Northeast

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

28.2%Housing insecurity
23.3%Utility shutoff threat
35.0%Food insecurity
27.0%SNAP enrollment
20.4%No health insurance
37.5%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Northeast

What is the eviction-risk score for Northeast?

Northeast scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 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.

How does Northeast compare to Kansas City overall?

Northeast scores 2.1 points higher than Kansas City overall (2.7/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $780 vs $1,123.

What is the average rent in Northeast?

Average gross rent in Northeast is $780/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Northeast residents are renters?

50% of Northeast households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 9,140 residents.

Is Northeast a high social-vulnerability area?

Northeast sits in the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Northeast have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Northeast is census tract 20209041100 (score 5.7/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.4 to 5.7, a spread of 2.3 points.

How safe is Northeast for landlords?

Northeast carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 (2.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Northeast?

Northeast has 8,792 residents (Black-Hispanic Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (55.8%), Hispanic / Latino (32.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (6.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Northeast

5.2 Riverview 7 tracts · pop 17,743 4.1 Westheight 3 tracts · pop 11,027 4.7 Welborn 4 tracts · pop 11,463 4.7 Kensington 2 tracts · pop 4,606 5 Armourdale 2 tracts · pop 2,238 4.7 Nearman 2 tracts · pop 2,317

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Kansas City

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Northeast.

0 Wolcott 1 tracts · pop 0 4.7 Kensington 2 tracts · pop 4,606 4.7 Volker 2 tracts · pop 6,252 4.7 Welborn 4 tracts · pop 11,463 4.9 Morris 2 tracts · pop 4,683 5 Rosedale 1 tracts · pop 3,522

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