4 census tracts · pop 9,450 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10 · range 5.0–6.0
Marlborough Heights is a white-black neighborhood in Kansas City with 4 census tracts and a population of 9,450 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 47% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 21% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,239/month sits 0% higher than the Kansas City citywide median ($1,238).
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Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 5.0–6.0
Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).
Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square — click to drill in.
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract↕ | Score↕ | Pop↕ | % over 30% on rent↕ | Average rent↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29095009600 | 6.0 | 1,484 | 47% | $1,075 |
| 29095009700 | 5.9 | 1,783 | 49% | $957 |
| 29095009500 | 5.7 | 3,134 | 53% | $1,262 |
| 29095009800 | 5.0 | 3,049 | 38% | $1,459 |
Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City, MO).
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
Marlborough Heights scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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.
Marlborough Heights scores 1.5 points higher than Kansas City overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Median rent: $1,239 vs $1,238.
Median gross rent in Marlborough Heights is $1,239/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
55% of Marlborough Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 9,450 residents.
Marlborough Heights sits in the 68th 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.
The highest-risk constituent tract in Marlborough Heights is census tract 29095009600 (score 6.0/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.0 to 6.0 — a spread of 1.0 points.
Marlborough Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 (4.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Marlborough Heights has 9,518 residents (White-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (40.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (37.4%), Hispanic / Latino (12.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Marlborough Heights.
