2 census tracts · pop 5,546 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Lykins spans 2 census tracts of Kansas City, MO, population 5,546. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. 57% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Against a Kansas City baseline of 30.0%, about three-quarters of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. SNAP participation is 45.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 9.4/10.
The poverty rate is 39%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. 29.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Set annual rent against average household income of $27,805 and the ratio lands at 40%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Average gross rent is $916, 26% below the Kansas City average of $1,238.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2/10. Court records carry 1,223 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 15.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 8.6% in 2017, is well off that peak.
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
Lykins vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lykins
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,223Total filings (sum)
8.22%Avg annual filing rate
15.2%Peak year (2009)
8.09%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
397Total filings 2020-21
2.7Avg monthly observed
3.0Pre-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 Lykins
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
39.1%Housing insecurity
30.4%Utility shutoff threat
50.7%Food insecurity
46.5%SNAP enrollment
30.2%No health insurance
54.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lykins
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lykins?
Lykins 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 Lykins compare to Kansas City overall?
Lykins scores 1.4 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 73% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $916 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lykins?
Average gross rent in Lykins is $916/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lykins residents are renters?
46% of Lykins households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 5,546 residents.
Q5
Is Lykins a high social-vulnerability area?
Lykins sits in the 94th 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 Lykins have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lykins is census tract 29095001900 (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 Lykins for landlords?
Lykins 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 Lykins?
Lykins has 5,322 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (45.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (33.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (18.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
