2 census tracts · pop 4,605 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.3–5.4
Blenheim is a 2-tract neighborhood of Kansas City, MO and houses 4,605 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Kansas City rate of 30.0%.
31% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. SNAP participation is 36.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 38.7% of adults, 20.9 points above the national rate. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
The poverty rate is 28%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.
Filings are well documented here: 1,338 across 2 observed tracts. Average gross rent is $1,048, 15% below the Kansas City average of $1,238. Running hot is economic stress at 7.1/10.
The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 34.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 9.9% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Among the 66 mapped neighborhoods of Kansas City, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Blenheim vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Blenheim
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,338Total filings (sum)
15.45%Avg annual filing rate
34.8%Peak year (2014)
9.95%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
562Total filings 2020-21
3.8Avg monthly observed
3.7Pre-pandemic baseline
1.01×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City, MO).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Blenheim
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
32.4%Housing insecurity
26.9%Utility shutoff threat
39.1%Food insecurity
37.4%SNAP enrollment
13.8%No health insurance
48.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Blenheim
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Blenheim?
Blenheim scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 Blenheim compare to Kansas City overall?
Blenheim scores 1.4 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,048 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Blenheim?
Average gross rent in Blenheim is $1,048/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Blenheim residents are renters?
57% of Blenheim households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 4,605 residents.
Q5
Is Blenheim a high social-vulnerability area?
Blenheim sits in the 89th 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
Which tracts in Blenheim have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Blenheim is census tract 29095008700 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 5.4, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Blenheim for landlords?
Blenheim carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Kansas City as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Blenheim?
Blenheim has 4,556 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (69.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (12.6%), Other / Multiracial (11.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
