2 census tracts · pop 3,554 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Independence Plaza spans 2 census tracts of Kansas City, MO and houses 3,554 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 52%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
66% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Kansas City rate of 30.0%. 31.4% 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.
Set annual rent against average household income of $31,157 and the ratio lands at 41%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The poverty rate is 37%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Disability prevalence reaches 52.8% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
This is a renter market: 68% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 7.6/10.
The filing record is not thin: 952 evictions logged in this tract. At $1,066 a month, rents sit 14% under what the rest of Kansas City commands.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.9/10. Filing activity peaked in 2008 at 14.5% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 16.1% in 2017 against a 14.5% peak. Among the 66 mapped neighborhoods of Kansas City, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Eastern 49/63 and Lykins score within a fraction of it.
With little internal variation, 5.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Independence Plaza vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport90%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Independence Plaza
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
952Total filings (sum)
11.23%Avg annual filing rate
14.5%Peak year (2008)
16.08%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
411Total filings 2020-21
3.1Avg monthly observed
3.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.89×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 Independence Plaza
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
34.8%Housing insecurity
26.9%Utility shutoff threat
44.1%Food insecurity
38.9%SNAP enrollment
23.9%No health insurance
49.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Independence Plaza
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Independence Plaza?
Independence Plaza 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 Independence Plaza compare to Kansas City overall?
Independence Plaza scores 1.4 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,066 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Independence Plaza?
Average gross rent in Independence eviction risk Plaza is $1,066/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Independence Plaza residents are renters?
68% of Independence Plaza households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 3,554 residents.
Q5
Is Independence Plaza a high social-vulnerability area?
Independence Plaza sits in the 96th 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
Which tracts in Independence Plaza have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Independence Plaza is census tract 29095001800 (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 Independence Plaza for landlords?
Independence eviction risk Plaza 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 Independence Plaza?
Independence Plaza has 3,881 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (42.4%), Hispanic / Latino (31%), White (non-Hispanic) (20%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
