3 census tracts · pop 9,849 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3–4.1
Mark Twain takes in 3 census tracts of Springfield, MO, population 9,849. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.4/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 29.4% citywide, putting Mark Twain 15.9% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 4.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Court records for this tract carry 355 eviction filings.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 8.7% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 5.5% in 2017 against a 8.7% peak. That places it #23 of 25 neighborhoods in Springfield. For a like-for-like read, Bingham and Young-Lilly score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $1,020, close to the Springfield average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $53,624. 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Mark Twain vs SpringfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mark Twain
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
355Total filings (sum)
6.09%Avg annual filing rate
8.7%Peak year (2013)
5.52%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mark Twain
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.7%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility shutoff threat
13.9%Food insecurity
10.4%SNAP enrollment
8.9%No health insurance
37.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Mark Twain
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mark Twain?
Mark Twain scores 3.4/10 (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 Mark Twain compare to Springfield overall?
Mark Twain scores 0.0 points higher than Springfield overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,020 vs $964.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mark Twain?
Average gross rent in Mark Twain is $1,020/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mark Twain residents are renters?
62% of Mark Twain households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Springfield). The neighborhood has 9,849 residents.
Q5
Is Mark Twain a high social-vulnerability area?
Mark Twain sits in the 50th 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 Mark Twain have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Mark Twain is census tract 29077001401 (score 4.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.1, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Mark Twain for landlords?
Mark Twain carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). 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 Springfield as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Mark Twain?
Mark Twain has 9,721 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.9%), Other / Multiracial (5.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
