3 census tracts · pop 11,027 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3–3.6
Westheight spans 3 census tracts of Kansas City, KS and houses 11,027 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. 24.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. 17.3% 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.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.8/10. Filings are well documented here: 95 across 3 observed tracts. around a third of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Kansas City rate of 28.8%.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 12.5% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 3/10. Average gross rent is $1,050, 7% below the Kansas City average of $1,123.
Among the 24 mapped neighborhoods of Kansas City, it ranks #13 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 5.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
With little internal variation, 3.3/10 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
3.3
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Westheight vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Westheight
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
95Total filings (sum)
6.48%Avg annual filing rate
12.5%Peak year (2016)
6.48%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Westheight
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
24.5%Housing insecurity
17.1%Utility shutoff threat
29.2%Food insecurity
17.5%SNAP enrollment
24.7%No health insurance
34.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Westheight
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westheight?
Westheight scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Westheight compare to Kansas City overall?
Westheight scores 0.1 points lower than Kansas City overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,050 vs $1,123.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westheight?
Average gross rent in Westheight is $1,050/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westheight residents are renters?
31% of Westheight households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 11,027 residents.
Q5
Is Westheight a high social-vulnerability area?
Westheight 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Westheight have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Westheight is census tract 20209040600 (score 3.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.6, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Westheight for landlords?
Westheight carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Westheight?
Westheight has 11,362 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (58.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (12.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
