1 census tracts · pop 1,300 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Oak Park Southeast is a one-tract neighborhood of Kansas City, MO and houses 1,300 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. 52% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Kansas City rate of 30.0%.
Severe burden reaches 30%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Set annual rent against average household income of $42,418 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Food insecurity affects 39.0% of adults, 21.2 points above the national rate. The poverty rate is 33%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
SNAP participation is 35.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Running hot is economic stress at 8.3/10.
Court records for this tract carry 429 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 20.8% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 12.8% in 2017 against a 20.8% 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 $1,263, close to the Kansas City average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Oak Park Southeast vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oak Park Southeast
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
429Total filings (sum)
12.76%Avg annual filing rate
20.8%Peak year (2008)
12.82%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
158Total filings 2020-21
2.1Avg monthly observed
2.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.91×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 Oak Park Southeast
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
32.3%Housing insecurity
25.3%Utility shutoff threat
39.0%Food insecurity
35.3%SNAP enrollment
16.7%No health insurance
49.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oak Park Southeast
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oak Park Southeast?
Oak Park Southeast 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 Oak Park Southeast compare to Kansas City overall?
Oak Park Southeast scores 1.4 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,263 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oak Park Southeast?
Average gross rent in Oak Park Southeast is $1,263/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oak Park Southeast residents are renters?
29% of Oak Park Southeast households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 1,300 residents.
Q5
Is Oak Park Southeast a high social-vulnerability area?
Oak Park Southeast sits in the 69th 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 Oak Park Southeast for landlords?
Oak Park Southeast 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 Oak Park Southeast?
Oak Park Southeast has 1,489 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (75.4%), Hispanic / Latino (23.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (0.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
