1 census tracts · pop 3,386 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Tom Watkins is a one-tract neighborhood of Springfield, MO and houses 3,386 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 54% against 29.4% citywide, putting Tom Watkins 24.3% over its own city.
The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. The severe-burden share is 35%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The poverty rate is 40%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Set annual rent against average household income of $29,148 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. SNAP participation is 30.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 22.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 675 evictions logged in this tract.
At $850 a month, rents sit 12% under what the rest of Springfield commands. The worst year on record was 2017, when filings touched 11.5% of renter households.
Among the 25 mapped neighborhoods of Springfield, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
One tract means one number: 4.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Tom Watkins vs SpringfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Tom Watkins
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
675Total filings (sum)
9.93%Avg annual filing rate
11.5%Peak year (2017)
11.49%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Tom Watkins
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
22.5%Housing insecurity
18.7%Utility shutoff threat
30.8%Food insecurity
30.3%SNAP enrollment
14.9%No health insurance
49.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Tom Watkins
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Tom Watkins?
Tom Watkins scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Tom Watkins compare to Springfield overall?
Tom Watkins scores 1.4 points higher than Springfield overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $850 vs $964.
Q3
What is the average rent in Tom Watkins?
Average gross rent in Tom Watkins is $850/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Tom Watkins residents are renters?
39% of Tom Watkins households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Springfield). The neighborhood has 3,386 residents.
Q5
Is Tom Watkins a high social-vulnerability area?
Tom Watkins sits in the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Tom Watkins for landlords?
Tom Watkins carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Tom Watkins?
Tom Watkins has 3,565 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.7%), Hispanic / Latino (10.9%), Other / Multiracial (5.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
