2 census tracts · pop 7,069 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3–3.2
Owen Heights takes in 2 census tracts of Kansas City, KS, population 7,069. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.2/10, placing it in the Lower tier. 51% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Kansas City rate of 28.8%.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 27%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Filings are well documented here: 42 across 2 observed tracts. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 3/10. Average gross rent is $1,271, 13% above the Kansas City average of $1,123.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 7.1% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 3/10.
That places it #18 of 24 neighborhoods in Kansas City. Judgments average 3.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.2 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 3.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Owen Heights vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Owen Heights
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
42Total filings (sum)
6.26%Avg annual filing rate
7.1%Peak year (2016)
6.26%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Owen Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.2%Housing insecurity
11.9%Utility shutoff threat
18.9%Food insecurity
11.0%SNAP enrollment
16.5%No health insurance
30.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Owen Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Owen Heights?
Owen Heights scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Owen Heights compare to Kansas City overall?
Owen Heights scores 0.2 points lower than Kansas City overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,271 vs $1,123.
Q3
What is the average rent in Owen Heights?
Average gross rent in Owen Heights is $1,271/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Owen Heights residents are renters?
24% of Owen Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 7,069 residents.
Q5
Is Owen Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Owen Heights sits in the 54th 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
Which tracts in Owen Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Owen Heights is census tract 20209043600 (score 3.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.2, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Owen Heights for landlords?
Owen Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Owen Heights?
Owen Heights has 7,603 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.9%), Hispanic / Latino (39%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
