2 census tracts · pop 8,107 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.8–3.9
Oak Grove is a 2-tract neighborhood of Springfield, MO and houses 8,107 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, Lower tier. 42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Springfield rate of 29.4%.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10.
Severe burden reaches 13%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Filings are well documented here: 804 across 2 observed tracts.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 9.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.4% in 2017, is well off that peak.
That places it #20 of 25 neighborhoods in Springfield. The closest comparables inside the same city are Seminole/Holland and Cooper Park. Its 2 tracts score within 0.1 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Average gross rent runs $921, close to the Springfield average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $50,015.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Oak Grove vs SpringfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority23%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport36%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oak Grove
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
804Total filings (sum)
5.46%Avg annual filing rate
9.4%Peak year (2016)
5.51%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oak Grove
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.1%Housing insecurity
10.1%Utility shutoff threat
15.8%Food insecurity
12.8%SNAP enrollment
9.2%No health insurance
38.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oak Grove
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oak Grove?
Oak Grove scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Oak Grove compare to Springfield overall?
Oak Grove scores 0.4 points higher than Springfield overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $921 vs $964.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oak Grove?
Average gross rent in Oak Grove is $921/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oak Grove residents are renters?
59% of Oak Grove households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Springfield). The neighborhood has 8,107 residents.
Q5
Is Oak Grove a high social-vulnerability area?
Oak Grove sits in the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Oak Grove have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Oak Grove is census tract 29077005700 (score 3.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 3.9, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Oak Grove for landlords?
Oak Grove carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Oak Grove?
Oak Grove has 8,194 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.8%), Other / Multiracial (6.1%), Hispanic / Latino (5.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
