Neighborhood · Kansas City, KS

Welborn Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 11,463 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10 · range 4.4–5.2

Welborn is a hispanic-black neighborhood in Kansas City with 4 census tracts and a population of 11,463 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 60% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 31% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,150/month sits 2% higher than the Kansas City citywide average ($1,123).

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

4 tracts · population-weighted

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

% of income on rent

59.9% +108%

Kansas City: 28.8%

Average gross rent

$1,150 +2%

Kansas City: $1,123

Average HH income

$53,816 -12%

Kansas City: $61,373

Poverty rate

20.6% +14%

Kansas City: 18.1%

Renter share

35.8% -8%

Kansas City: 39.1%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Welborn and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 4.4–5.2

Why Welborn scores 4.7

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

60% 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

36% 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

20.6% below poverty line · Range 3.9–7.0 across tracts

5.2

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.9–4.7 across tracts

3.6

Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Welborn?

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 0.8 points from 4.4 to 5.2. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

5.2 4.6 4.5 4.4

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

Census tracts

4 tracts in Welborn

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
20209043903	5.2	3,254	44%	$1,084
20209044400	4.6	3,217	97%	$1,307
20209040100	4.5	2,859	48%	$1,064
20209040500	4.4	2,133	45%	$1,129

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 84

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 92%ile

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

Household characteristics 93%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 84%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 29%ile

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Welborn

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

71Total filings (sum)
7.52%Avg annual filing rate
9.9%Peak year (2016)
7.52%Latest filed (2016)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Welborn

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

24.4%Housing insecurity
18.8%Utility shutoff threat
30.4%Food insecurity
20.7%SNAP enrollment
20.9%No health insurance
36.0%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Welborn

What is the eviction-risk score for Welborn?

Welborn scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Welborn compare to Kansas City overall?

Welborn scores 2.0 points higher than Kansas City overall (2.7/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,150 vs $1,123.

What is the average rent in Welborn?

Average gross rent in Welborn is $1,150/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Welborn residents are renters?

36% of Welborn households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 11,463 residents.

Is Welborn a high social-vulnerability area?

Welborn sits in the 84th 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 Welborn have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Welborn is census tract 20209043903 (score 5.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.4 to 5.2, a spread of 0.8 points.

How safe is Welborn for landlords?

Welborn carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Welborn?

Welborn has 11,368 residents (Hispanic-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (34.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (27%), White (non-Hispanic) (21.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Welborn

4.1 Westheight 3 tracts · pop 11,027 4.7 Nearman 2 tracts · pop 2,317 4.7 Kensington 2 tracts · pop 4,606 5.3 Cornado 3 tracts · pop 8,475 4.1 Brenner Heights 2 tracts · pop 4,207 4.7 Northeast 6 tracts · pop 9,140

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Kansas City

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Welborn.

0 Wolcott 1 tracts · pop 0 4.7 Volker 2 tracts · pop 6,252 4.7 Kensington 2 tracts · pop 4,606 4.8 Northeast 6 tracts · pop 9,140 4.9 Morris 2 tracts · pop 4,683 4.4 Victory Hills 4 tracts · pop 11,569

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