Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally
Mark Twain Eviction Risk: Moderate , Springfield
Tract 29077001401 · Greene County, MO · pop 2,976 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
29077001401 is a census tract in the Mark Twain area of Springfield, MO. It scores 4.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,976. 30% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47%
Stable renters 41%
Owners 12%
Tract context
Occupied units1,498
Renter share87.7%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate14.8%
Median income$40,833
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
66
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Springfield and the region
Centroid at 37.1631, -93.3059 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mark Twain scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Springfield
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
14.8% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$964 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Springfield
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Springfield
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Springfield
2.5
How Mark Twain compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 40%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Mark Twain. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 14.4%Housing insecurity
- 10.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.2%Food insecurity
- 15.5%SNAP enrollment
- 12.0%Transit barriers
- 11.3%No health insurance
- 20.8%Frequent mental distress
- 44.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mark Twain
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. This is renter territory: 88% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Cost burden runs 54% here against 41.2% across Greene County.
Running cool, tenant-organizing strength reads 2/10. Disability prevalence runs 44.2% against 31.5% nationally.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.9/10. Nationally it ranks #47,371 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.8/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Greene County average of 3.7 closely. Average gross rent is $964, close to the Springfield average. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $40,833.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 29077001401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29077001401?
Census tract 29077001401 in the Mark Twain neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 29077001401?
Median gross rent is $964/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29077001401?
14.8% of residents in tract 29077001401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,976.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29077001401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 40th, minority 31th, housing 89th.
Q5
Is tract 29077001401 considered part of Mark Twain?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29077001401 fall within Mark Twain (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 29077001401 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.4% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 10.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 29077001401 compare to Springfield overall?
Tract 29077001401 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Springfield at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Springfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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