1 census tracts · pop 3,809 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 4.2–4.2
East Blue Valley is a one-tract neighborhood of Kansas City, MO, population 3,809. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Kansas City baseline of 30.0%, 53% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
22.4% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 22%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
SNAP participation is 30.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2/10.
At $997 a month, rents sit 19% under what the rest of Kansas City commands. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.4/10. The filing record is not thin: 1,340 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2017, when filings touched 18.8% of renter households. Among the 66 mapped neighborhoods of Kansas City, it ranks #45 by risk, the lower third.
Judgments average 6.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
One tract means one number: 4.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
East Blue Valley vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport16%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in East Blue Valley
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,340Total filings (sum)
11.24%Avg annual filing rate
18.8%Peak year (2017)
18.75%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
413Total filings 2020-21
5.4Avg monthly observed
6.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.88×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 East Blue Valley
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
33.1%Housing insecurity
22.4%Utility shutoff threat
39.6%Food insecurity
30.9%SNAP enrollment
27.4%No health insurance
46.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About East Blue Valley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for East Blue Valley?
East Blue Valley scores 4.2/10 (Moderate 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 East Blue Valley compare to Kansas City overall?
East Blue Valley scores 0.2 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $997 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in East Blue Valley?
Average gross rent in East Blue Valley is $997/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of East Blue Valley residents are renters?
42% of East Blue Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 3,809 residents.
Q5
Is East Blue Valley a high social-vulnerability area?
East Blue Valley sits in the 80th 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
How safe is East Blue Valley for landlords?
East Blue Valley carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). 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 East Blue Valley?
East Blue Valley has 4,106 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (63.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
