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Key Coalition Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kansas City

Tract 29095005400 · Jackson County, MO · pop 515 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 29095005400 sits in the Key Coalition neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. It has a population of 515 and an eviction-risk score of 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). 72% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 58% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $902/month against a median household income of $14,326 — roughly 76% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 58% Stable renters 23% Owners 19%
Tract context
Occupied units373
Renter share81.0%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate55.2%
Median income$14,326

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In Key Coalition
Moderate
Within parent city
96 th percentile
Rank — 96th percentileBottomTop
#7 of 163 tracts In Kansas City
Very High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank — 93th percentileBottomTop
#18 of 227 tracts In Jackson County
Very High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank — 96th percentileBottomTop
#65 of 1,654 tracts In Missouri
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kansas City and the region

Centroid at 39.0664, -94.5577 · click any tract to drill in

Why Key Coalition scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Kansas City
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
55.2% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$902 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kansas City
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kansas City
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kansas City
4.0

How Key Coalition compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Key Coalition risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.36.3This tracttract 005400Kansas City: 4.14.1Kansas Cityparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.84.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 460Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 15.01%Avg annual filing rate
  • 20.5%Peak (2009)
  • 19Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2003 — 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 290950054002003: 26 filings (8.61/100 renter HHs)2004: 35 filings (11.59/100 renter HHs)2005: 29 filings (12.39/100 renter HHs)2006: 35 filings (14.96/100 renter HHs)2007: 28 filings (11.97/100 renter HHs)2008: 42 filings (17.95/100 renter HHs)2009: 48 filings (20.51/100 renter HHs)2010: 41 filings (19.71/100 renter HHs)2011: 33 filings (17.55/100 renter HHs)2012: 29 filings (15.43/100 renter HHs)2013: 28 filings (14.89/100 renter HHs)2014: 28 filings (14.89/100 renter HHs)2015: 39 filings (20.74/100 renter HHs)2017: 19 filings (8.92/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 27% over the past 14 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 153Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.0Avg monthly (observed)
  • 2.3Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.86×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2020-03-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2020-06-01: 3 filings (1.50× baseline)2020-07-01: 1 filings (0.20× baseline)2020-08-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2020-09-01: 2 filings (1.33× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 3 filings (1.71× baseline)2020-12-01: 4 filings (1.60× baseline)2021-01-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2021-02-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2021-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 2 filings (0.73× baseline)2021-05-01: 3 filings (1.33× baseline)2021-06-01: 3 filings (1.50× baseline)2021-07-01: 1 filings (0.20× baseline)2021-08-01: 3 filings (1.33× baseline)2021-09-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 2 filings (1.14× baseline)2021-12-01: 3 filings (1.20× baseline)2022-01-01: 4 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 4 filings (2.29× baseline)2022-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 3 filings (1.09× baseline)2022-05-01: 5 filings (2.22× baseline)2022-06-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 2 filings (0.89× baseline)2022-09-01: 3 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 4 filings (1.45× baseline)2022-11-01: 3 filings (1.71× baseline)2022-12-01: 3 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-01-01: 2 filings (0.50× baseline)2023-02-01: 3 filings (1.71× baseline)2023-03-01: 4 filings (4.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 2 filings (0.73× baseline)2023-05-01: 3 filings (1.33× baseline)2023-06-01: 6 filings (3.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 3 filings (0.60× baseline)2023-08-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2023-09-01: 3 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2023-12-01: 3 filings (1.20× baseline)2024-01-01: 4 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 2 filings (0.73× baseline)2024-05-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2024-06-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2024-07-01: 3 filings (0.60× baseline)2024-08-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2024-09-01: 5 filings (3.33× baseline)2024-10-01: 2 filings (0.73× baseline)2024-11-01: 2 filings (1.14× baseline)2024-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2025-03-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2025-05-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2025-06-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 5 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 5 filings (3.33× baseline)2025-10-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2025-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 3 filings (1.20× baseline)2026-01-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Kansas City, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Frequently asked

About tract 29095005400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29095005400?

Census tract 29095005400 in the Key Coalition neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

Q2

What is the average rent in tract 29095005400?

Median gross rent is $902/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 29095005400?

55.2% of residents in tract 29095005400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 515.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 29095005400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 68th, minority 87th, housing 63th.

Q5

Is tract 29095005400 considered part of Key Coalition?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 29095005400 fall within Key Coalition (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29095005400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 460 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 29095005400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.01% of renter households, peaking at 20.5% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 29095005400 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.86× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City eviction risk, MO), 2020-2021.

Q8

What share of households in tract 29095005400 struggle to pay rent?

About 42.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 36.7% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q9

How does tract 29095005400 compare to Kansas City overall?

Tract 29095005400 scores 6.3/10 — higher than the parent city of Kansas City at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kansas City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Q10

Was tract 29095005400 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 24% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kansas City

Top eight tracts in Kansas City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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