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Eviction Risk in Weller , Springfield

1 census tracts · pop 3,596 · pop-weighted composite 5.0/10 · range 5.0–5.0

Weller is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Springfield with 1 census tract and a population of 3,596 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.0/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 42% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 20% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $968/month sits 0% higher than the Springfield citywide median ($964).

Eviction Risk
5.0
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
42%
20% severely burdened
Median rent
$968
Median household income
$44,460
25.6% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Weller vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Weller score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Weller: 5.05.0WellerNeighborhoodParent city: 4.14.1Parent cityhost cityState: 4.74.7Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · MO
Meador Park
5.0
/ 10 · Moderate
3 tracts · pop. 8.3K
Peer · MO
Westside
5.0
/ 10 · Moderate
2 tracts · pop. 6.7K
Peer · MO
Ewing
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 2.6K
Peer · MO
Grant Beach
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 2.8K
Comparison

Weller vs Springfield

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.0 +22%
Springfield: 4.1
Rent burden
41.5% +41%
Springfield: 29.4%
Median gross rent
$968 +0%
Springfield: $964
Median HH income
$44,460 -3%
Springfield: $45,984
Poverty rate
25.6% +32%
Springfield: 19.4%
Renter share
62.8% +12%
Springfield: 56.1%
Where

Tract centroids in Weller

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 3,489 residents across all tracts in Weller. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 15.6% White (non-Hispanic): 75% Black (non-Hispanic): 5% Asian (non-Hispanic): 0.9% Other / Multiracial: 3.4%
  • Hispanic / Latino 15.6%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 75%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 5%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.9%
  • Other / Multiracial 3.4%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Weller

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
29077000800 5.0 3,596 42% $968
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 56

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 67%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 17%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 34%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Weller

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 504Total filings (sum)
  • 9.85%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.3%Peak year (2014)
  • 9.49%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Weller

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Weller

What is the eviction-risk score for Weller?

Weller scores 5.0/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Weller compare to Springfield overall?

Weller scores 0.9 points higher than Springfield overall (4.1/10). Rent burden: 42% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $968 vs $964.

What is the median rent in Weller?

Median gross rent in Weller is $968/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Weller residents are renters?

63% of Weller households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Springfield). The neighborhood has 3,596 residents.

Is Weller a high social-vulnerability area?

Weller sits in the 56th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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