1 census tracts · pop 2,611 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Longfellow is a one-tract neighborhood of Kansas City, MO and houses 2,611 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs about half against 30.0% citywide, putting Longfellow 20.2% over its own city.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. This is a renter market: 67% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The poverty rate is 29%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Severe burden reaches 19%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Court records for this tract carry 513 eviction filings. On the high side is economic stress at 7.1/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 12.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.0% in 2017, is well off that peak. Among the 66 mapped neighborhoods of Kansas City, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Eastern 49/63 and Independence Plaza. Average gross rent runs $1,246, close to the Kansas City average. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $73,966.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Longfellow vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority60%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Longfellow
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
513Total filings (sum)
5.17%Avg annual filing rate
12.5%Peak year (2003)
2.04%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
312Total filings 2020-21
4.1Avg monthly observed
1.7Pre-pandemic baseline
2.34×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 Longfellow
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.9%Housing insecurity
11.8%Utility shutoff threat
17.8%Food insecurity
13.8%SNAP enrollment
9.9%No health insurance
34.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Longfellow
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Longfellow?
Longfellow scores 5.4/10 (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 Longfellow compare to Kansas City overall?
Longfellow scores 1.4 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,246 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Longfellow?
Average gross rent in Longfellow is $1,246/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Longfellow residents are renters?
67% of Longfellow households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 2,611 residents.
Q5
Is Longfellow a high social-vulnerability area?
Longfellow sits in the 55th 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
How safe is Longfellow for landlords?
Longfellow carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Longfellow?
Longfellow has 2,684 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25.1%), Hispanic / Latino (6.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
