Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Mark Twain Eviction Risk: Moderate , Springfield

Tract 29077001402 · Greene County, MO · pop 1,888 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Tract 29077001402, home to 1,888 residents in Mark Twain in Springfield, scores 4.2/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #70,887 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 29% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $956 monthly, set against $49,269 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 42% Owners 41%

Tract context

Occupied units1,052

Renter share59.7%

SVI overall0.45

Poverty rate11.4%

Median income$49,269

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Springfield and the region

Centroid at 37.1564, -93.3065 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mark Twain scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

11.4% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$956 rent vs county FMR

4.6

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: 45

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

60%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
38%Racial/ethnic minority
78%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.

10.4%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
11.7%Food insecurity
8.1%SNAP enrollment
7.8%Transit barriers
7.6%No health insurance
18.1%Frequent mental distress
34.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mark Twain

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 4.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Springfield eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Greene County average of 4.7 and below the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 29077001402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29077001402?

Census tract 29077001402 in the Mark Twain neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 29077001402?

Median gross rent is $956/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 29077001402?

11.4% of residents in tract 29077001402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,888.

How socially vulnerable is tract 29077001402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 3th, minority 38th, housing 78th.

Is tract 29077001402 considered part of Mark Twain?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29077001402 fall within Mark Twain (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 29077001402 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.4% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 29077001402 compare to Springfield overall?

Tract 29077001402 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Springfield at 2.5/10. 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Springfield

Top eight tracts in Springfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.