2 census tracts · pop 5,368 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Eastern 49/63 is a 2-tract neighborhood of Kansas City, MO and houses 5,368 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. Against a Kansas City baseline of 30.0%, 60% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 27%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 26.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
SNAP participation is 29.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filings are well documented here: 2,214 across 2 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 25.4% of renter households. At $1,103 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Kansas City commands. The most recent observed rate, 12.4% in 2017, is well off that peak.
That places it #1 of 66 neighborhoods in Kansas City. For a like-for-like read, South Town Fork Creek and Independence Plaza score within a fraction of it.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $46,781.
47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
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
Eastern 49/63 vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Eastern 49/63
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,214Total filings (sum)
16.28%Avg annual filing rate
25.4%Peak year (2010)
13.22%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
782Total filings 2020-21
5.6Avg monthly observed
6.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.85×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 Eastern 49/63
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.4%Housing insecurity
22.6%Utility shutoff threat
32.3%Food insecurity
29.8%SNAP enrollment
12.1%No health insurance
44.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Eastern 49/63
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Eastern 49/63?
Eastern 49/63 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 Eastern 49/63 compare to Kansas City overall?
Eastern 49/63 scores 1.4 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,103 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Eastern 49/63?
Average gross rent in Eastern 49/63 is $1,103/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Eastern 49/63 residents are renters?
47% of Eastern 49/63 households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 5,368 residents.
Q5
Is Eastern 49/63 a high social-vulnerability area?
Eastern 49/63 sits in the 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Eastern 49/63 have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Eastern 49/63 is census tract 29095008000 (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 Eastern 49/63 for landlords?
Eastern 49/63 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 Eastern 49/63?
Eastern 49/63 has 5,204 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (67.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.9%), Hispanic / Latino (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
