2 census tracts · pop 2,950 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.1–5.4
Oak Park Northwest takes in 2 census tracts of Kansas City, MO and houses 2,950 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 46% against 30.0% citywide, putting Oak Park Northwest 15.6% over its own city.
At $768 a month, rents sit 38% under what the rest of Kansas City commands. 28% 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.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 21.1% 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.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2/10. Food insecurity affects 31.8% of adults, 14.0 points above the national rate. The poverty rate is 20%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Filings are well documented here: 1,075 across 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 19.2% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 15.3% in 2017 against a 19.2% peak. Among the 66 mapped neighborhoods of Kansas City, it ranks #38 by risk, the middle third.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Oak Park Northwest vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oak Park Northwest
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,075Total filings (sum)
11.26%Avg annual filing rate
19.2%Peak year (2007)
14.92%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
406Total filings 2020-21
2.7Avg monthly observed
2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
1.01×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City, MO).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oak Park Northwest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.8%Housing insecurity
20.7%Utility shutoff threat
31.3%Food insecurity
26.3%SNAP enrollment
13.9%No health insurance
43.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oak Park Northwest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oak Park Northwest?
Oak Park Northwest scores 5.2/10 (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 Oak Park Northwest compare to Kansas City overall?
Oak Park Northwest scores 1.2 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $768 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oak Park Northwest?
Average gross rent in Oak Park Northwest is $768/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oak Park Northwest residents are renters?
49% of Oak Park Northwest households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 2,950 residents.
Q5
Is Oak Park Northwest a high social-vulnerability area?
Oak Park Northwest sits in the 93rd 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 Oak Park Northwest have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Oak Park Northwest is census tract 29095005602 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 5.4, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Oak Park Northwest for landlords?
Oak Park Northwest carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 Oak Park Northwest?
Oak Park Northwest has 2,945 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (85.3%), Other / Multiracial (5.2%), Hispanic / Latino (4.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
