A free tool from NextGen Properties — $500M+ AUM

Neelyville, MO Eviction Risk Score Butler County · Missouri · Pop. 358

Updated
● Elevated Risk

Neelyville, MO sits at 5.9/10 — Elevated risk. 28.8% rent burden, 33.9% renters, ~36-day typical timeline.

★★★ High confidence · 96%
Very Low Low Moderate Elevated High Very High
Score vs. benchmarks
Neelyville
5.9
Butler County
4.8
Missouri avg
3.9
National avg
4.4
21.3%Tenant-law probabilityi
$1,074–3,813Typical eviction costi
36 daysTypical timelinei
5.81%Filing ratei
$824HUD 2BR FMR '25i
28.8%Rent burdeni
33.9%Rentersi

Location & regional heat

Low risk
High risk
Heat = surrounding cities. Click any dot to compare.

Sub-score breakdown

Each component on a 1–10 scale. Ticks mark the 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles nationally.

Local political climatei
2.7
Regional political climatei
2.7
State political climate
2.1
Economic stressi
9.8
Supply constrainti
4.7
Rent-control riski
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
2.4
Tenant organizing strengthi
8.1
Housing court bias
9.1
Eviction filing rate (ground truth)i
7.5
Own rentals in or near Neelyville?
Free consultation — local rent-control exposure, notice requirements, and eviction defense risk.

About eviction risk in Neelyville, MO

Neelyville, MO has an eviction risk score of 5.9 out of 10, placing it in the elevated-risk tier for landlords operating in Butler County and the state of Missouri. The score combines local political climate, court disposition patterns, cost-of-eviction estimates, tenant organizing strength, and the likelihood of new tenant-protective legislation in the next legislative cycle.

Census ACS 2023 5-year estimates show median gross rent as a percentage of household income is 28.8% — a core driver of eviction filings, because households above 30% of income on rent are statistically more likely to miss a payment after any income shock. About 33.9% of occupied units here are renter-occupied.

Economic stress: poverty rate 62.1%, unemployment 21.2%. Higher values correlate with higher eviction filing rates and longer court timelines.

Political climate: In 2020, Butler County voted Republican by 62.3 points — classified as strongly landlord-leaning for purposes of rent-control or just-cause expansion risk.

What this score means for landlords

At 5.9/10, Neelyville is an elevated-risk environment. Tenant protections are stronger than the national median. Use proactive screening, document notices in writing, and understand your specific just-cause and rent-cap exposure before raising rent or terminating a tenancy.

Nearby Cities — Eviction Risk Comparison

City Distance Population Risk score
Naylor, MO 5.3 mi 388 5.3
Harviell, MO 7.2 mi 3.6
Fairdealing, MO 8.9 mi 415 3.7
Oxly, MO 9.7 mi 33 3.2
Corning, AR 10.6 mi 3,134 3.9
McDougal, AR 10.7 mi 116 2.2
Success, AR 13.6 mi 92 3.2
Qulin, MO 15.1 mi 570 5.6

Landlord Guides & Research Tools

Deepen your research with these guides. The metrics powering this score feed directly into each breakdown.

Landlord Guides for Missouri

Eviction Costs — Missouri →
Filing fees, attorney fees, lost rent, sheriff lockout
Eviction Process — Missouri →
Step-by-step timeline, notices, statute cites
Rent Control — Missouri →
Statewide caps, local ordinances, just-cause
Tenant Screening — Missouri →
5-point protocol, legal rules, protected classes
Tenant Protections — Missouri →
Just cause, retaliation, habitability, entry