2 census tracts · pop 4,889 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Blue Hills is a 2-tract neighborhood of Kansas City, MO and houses 4,889 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. 47% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Kansas City rate of 30.0%.
Severe burden reaches 29%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 29%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 23.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Running hot is economic stress at 7.2/10. Court records carry 1,377 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Food insecurity affects 27.2% of adults, 9.4 points above the national rate. The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 20.4% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 8.7% in 2017, is well off that peak. Among the 66 mapped neighborhoods of Kansas City, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Eastern 49/63 and Independence Plaza. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $1,293, close to the Kansas City average. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $53,819.
With little internal variation, 5.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Blue Hills vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Blue Hills
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,377Total filings (sum)
11.05%Avg annual filing rate
20.4%Peak year (2008)
8.29%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
442Total filings 2020-21
2.8Avg monthly observed
3.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.76×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City, MO).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Blue Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
22.4%Housing insecurity
17.0%Utility shutoff threat
26.1%Food insecurity
21.4%SNAP enrollment
11.5%No health insurance
39.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Blue Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Blue Hills?
Blue Hills 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 Blue Hills compare to Kansas City overall?
Blue Hills scores 1.4 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,293 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Blue Hills?
Average gross rent in Blue Hills is $1,293/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Blue Hills residents are renters?
55% of Blue Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 4,889 residents.
Q5
Is Blue Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Blue Hills sits in the 48th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Blue Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Blue Hills is census tract 29095007500 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Blue Hills for landlords?
Blue Hills 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 Blue Hills?
Blue Hills has 4,825 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (49.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (35%), Hispanic / Latino (8.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
