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Robberson Eviction Risk: Elevated , Springfield

Tract 29077003600 · Greene County, MO · pop 2,876 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 29077003600 sits in the Robberson area of Springfield eviction risk, Missouri eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. That is riskier than about 49% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $713 monthly, set against $39,778 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 26% Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,196
Renter share53.7%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate33.0%
Median income$39,778

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Robberson
Very Low
Within parent city
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 62 tracts In Springfield
High
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 78 tracts In Greene County
High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#55 of 1,654 tracts In Missouri
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Springfield and the region

Centroid at 37.2452, -93.2728 · click any tract to drill in

Why Robberson scores 6

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
33.0% poverty · this tract
8.3
Supply constraint
$713 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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 Robberson compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Robberson risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 003600Springfield: 2.52.5Springfieldparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 392Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 6.13%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.9%Peak (2010)
  • 45Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 290770036002009: 39 filings (7.08/100 renter HHs)2010: 49 filings (7.88/100 renter HHs)2011: 42 filings (5.60/100 renter HHs)2012: 48 filings (6.40/100 renter HHs)2013: 46 filings (6.13/100 renter HHs)2014: 39 filings (5.20/100 renter HHs)2015: 42 filings (5.60/100 renter HHs)2016: 42 filings (5.45/100 renter HHs)2017: 45 filings (5.84/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 15% over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Robberson. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Robberson

What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.3/10. 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 above the Greene County average of 4.7 and above the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 392 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 6.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.9% of renter households in 2010.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 29077003600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29077003600?

Census tract 29077003600 in the Robberson neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 29077003600?

Median gross rent is $713/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 29077003600?

33.0% of residents in tract 29077003600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,876.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 29077003600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 66th, minority 29th, housing 37th.
Q5

Is tract 29077003600 considered part of Robberson?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29077003600 fall within Robberson (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29077003600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 392 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 29077003600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.13% of renter households, peaking at 7.9% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 29077003600 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.0% 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. 15.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 29077003600 compare to Springfield overall?

Tract 29077003600 scores 6/10, 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.
Q9

Was tract 29077003600 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 35% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Springfield

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

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