Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Weller Eviction Risk: Moderate , Springfield
Tract 29077000800 · Greene County, MO · pop 3,596 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Here is how census tract 29077000800, in the Weller neighborhood of Springfield eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,596. That is riskier than roughly 38% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $968 a month while the average household earns $44,460 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units975
Renter share62.8%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate25.6%
Median income$44,460
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
77
th percentile
High
Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Springfield and the region
Centroid at 37.2216, -93.2684 · click any tract to drill in
Why Weller scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
25.6% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$968 rent vs county FMR
4.7
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 Weller compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 17%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%Housing & transportation
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.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 44%Grade D · redlined
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)
- 504Total filings over 9 yrs
- 9.85%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.3%Peak (2014)
- 58Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 38% over the past 9 months.
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.
- 18.0%Housing insecurity
- 14.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.8%Food insecurity
- 20.3%SNAP enrollment
- 15.5%Transit barriers
- 11.0%No health insurance
- 25.5%Frequent mental distress
- 43.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Weller
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.4/10. 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 about the same as the Greene County average of 4.7 and in line with the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 504 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 9.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.3% of renter households in 2014.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 56th 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 29077000800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29077000800?
Census tract 29077000800 in the Weller neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 29077000800?
Median gross rent is $968/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29077000800?
25.6% of residents in tract 29077000800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,596.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29077000800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 17th, minority 33th, housing 70th.
Q5
Is tract 29077000800 considered part of Weller?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29077000800 fall within Weller (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29077000800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 504 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 29077000800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.85% of renter households, peaking at 12.3% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 29077000800 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.0% 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. 14.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 29077000800 compare to Springfield overall?
Tract 29077000800 scores 5.6/10, 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 29077000800 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. 44% 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.
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