2 census tracts · pop 4,883 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.4–4.4
Central Business District KC spans 2 census tracts of Kansas City, MO and houses 4,883 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
70% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Against a Kansas City baseline of 30.0%, 39% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 14%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.4 to 4.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The filing record is not thin: 425 evictions logged in this tract.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.9/10. Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 15.5% of renter households. At $1,367 a month, rents sit 10% over what the rest of Kansas City commands.
The most recent observed rate, 7.2% in 2017, is well off that peak. Among the 66 mapped neighborhoods of Kansas City, it ranks #47 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, Central Downtown and East Meyer score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $74,256.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Central Business District KC vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority59%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 Central Business District KC
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
425Total filings (sum)
10.42%Avg annual filing rate
15.5%Peak year (2003)
7.23%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
757Total filings 2020-21
6.0Avg monthly observed
3.4Pre-pandemic baseline
1.49×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City, MO).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Central Business District KC
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.1%Housing insecurity
8.8%Utility shutoff threat
12.7%Food insecurity
7.9%SNAP enrollment
9.5%No health insurance
26.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Central Business District KC
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Central Business District KC?
Central Business District KC scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 Central Business District KC compare to Kansas City overall?
Central Business District KC scores 0.2 points lower than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,367 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Central Business District KC?
Average gross rent in Central Business District KC is $1,367/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Central Business District KC residents are renters?
70% of Central Business District KC households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 4,883 residents.
Q5
Is Central Business District KC a high social-vulnerability area?
Central Business District KC sits in the 34th 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 Central Business District KC have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Central Business District KC is census tract 29095015900 (score 4.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.4 to 4.4, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Central Business District KC for landlords?
Central Business District KC carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Central Business District KC?
Central Business District KC has 4,763 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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