1 census tracts · pop 1,701 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.8–3.8
Central Downtown is a one-tract neighborhood of Kansas City, MO, population 1,701. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. This is a renter market: 85% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Average gross rent is $1,601, 29% above the Kansas City average of $1,238. Cost burden runs 38% against 30.0% citywide, putting Central Downtown 7.8% over its own city. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.1/10.
The voucher gap is 19.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. SNAP participation is 5.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 8.5% of adults, 9.3 points below the national rate. That places it #47 of 66 neighborhoods in Kansas City. The closest comparables inside the same city are East Meyer and Central Business District KC.
Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $64,927.
One tract means one number: 3.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Central Downtown vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport41%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Central Downtown
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
436Total filings 2020-21
5.7Avg monthly observed
1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
4.04×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 Downtown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.8%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility shutoff threat
8.5%Food insecurity
5.2%SNAP enrollment
6.3%No health insurance
23.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Central Downtown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Central Downtown?
Central Downtown scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Downtown compare to Kansas City overall?
Central Downtown scores 0.2 points lower than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,601 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Central Downtown?
Average gross rent in Central Downtown is $1,601/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Central Downtown residents are renters?
85% of Central Downtown households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 1,701 residents.
Q5
Is Central Downtown a high social-vulnerability area?
Central Downtown sits in the 9th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Central Downtown for landlords?
Central Downtown carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Central Downtown?
Central Downtown has 1,829 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.1%), Hispanic / Latino (8.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
