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Neighborhood · Kansas City, KS

West Side Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 98 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

West Side is a one-tract neighborhood of Kansas City, KS and houses 98 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

17.0% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 3/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 3/10.

Among the 24 mapped neighborhoods of Kansas City, it ranks #21 by risk, the lower third.

One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
West Side vs Kansas City How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
0.0% -100%
Kansas City: 28.8%
Average gross rent
$0 -100%
Kansas City: $1,123
Average HH income
$0 -100%
Kansas City: $61,373
Poverty rate
0.0% -100%
Kansas City: 18.1%
Renter share
0.0% -100%
Kansas City: 39.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Side and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why West Side scores 3

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
Stabilization & control ordinances · 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
Tenant union density · 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
Poverty & unemployment · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Risk score comparison

West Side vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

West Side score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0West SideNeighborhood3.4Parent cityhost city3.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in West Side

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
20209980900 3 98 , ,
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in West Side

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

Frequently asked

About West Side

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for West Side?

West Side scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 West Side compare to Kansas City overall?

West Side scores 0.4 points lower than Kansas City overall (3.4/10).
Q3

How safe is West Side for landlords?

West Side carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 lower-risk.
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Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to West Side.

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